Speaker bio page for Alex Thomson

Bio

Dr Thomson is a consultant liaison psychiatrist at Northwick Park Hospital, the largest hospital in North West London. He specialises in mental health care in medical and emergency settings, including alcohol care, self-harm and frequent attendance at emergency depts. He has contributed to national and regional guidance on topics such as collaboration between medical specialties, and police, ambulance and hospital response to mental health emergencies. He has written educational articles on obsessive-compulsive disorder and is currently hosting weekly national webinars for the liaison psychiatry community in response to the COVID-19 emergency.