Dr Alex Thomson

Dr Alex Thomson is a consultant liaison psychiatrist and Vice Chair of the RCPsych Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry. He has been awarded RCPsych Psychiatric Educator of the Year 2020 in recognition of his achievements in postgraduate clinical education. He has published and presented on self-harm care in acute hospitals, the interface between police and mental health care, frequent emergency department attendance, and adult protection and safeguarding. Dr Thomson has contributed to various clinical guidelines and expert advisory groups, and is currently a member of the RCPsych Psychiatric Liaison Accreditation Network Advisory Group and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines Committee on Self-harm.