Regional approvals panels
Our courses are approved by the Department of Health and Social Care's National Reference Group representing all four National Approvals Panels in England
Find contact details and resources from your Regional Approvals Panel
- Address: Mental Health Unit, Northwick Park Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ
- Telephone: 0208 869 3515. Fax: 0208 869 3516. Email: s12acadmin.cnwl@nhs.net
- Approvals Lead/Manager: Denista Wincey. Email: denista.wincey@nhs.net
- Panel Chair: Dr Masum Khwaja. Deputy Chair: Dr Anna Higgitt
- S12/AC Administrators: Philip Thompson (part-time); Asmita Soni; Matthew Lees (part-time)
Resources and forms:
- Instructions for Section 12 Approval (Department of Health)
- Instructions for Approved Clinician Approval (Department of Health)
- Guidance for seeking Approved Clinician status via the Portfolio Route
- Section 12 application form
- Approved Clinician application form
- Change of details form
- CPD form
- Supervised mental health assessment form
- Section 12 eligibility FAQs
- Approved Clinician eligibility FAQs
- Common questions about the approvals process
- Contact details for all Approvals Panels in England
Address:
West Park Hospital,
Edward Pease Way,
Darlington,
County Durham,
DL2 2TS
Email: tewv.neap@nhs.net
Phone: 01325 552387 (NEAP use a hybrid working pattern, please email for a call back)
Website: North of England Approvals Panel (NEAP)
Approvals Lead/Manager: Amy Russell (amy.russell25@nhs.net)
Panel Chair: Dr Gill Ayliffe.
Panel Vice Chairs: Dr Misha Mockett (North West); Janet McAdam (Yorkshire).
Approvals Coordinators:
- Paula Hodgeman (Mon-Thurs)
- Kirsty Hughes (Mon-Fri)
- Sophie Taylor-Wright (Mon-Fri)
- Marjorie Wilson (Mon-Wed)
Areas covered:
- Yorkshire: North Yorkshire; East Riding of Yorkshire; South Yorkshire; West Yorkshire
- North East: County Durham; Northumberland, Tyne and Wear
- North West: Cheshire; Cumbria; Greater Manchester; Lancashire; Merseyside
Areas covered:
- East of England: Bedfordshire; Cambridgeshire; Essex; Hertfordshire; Norfolk; Suffolk.
- East Midlands: Derbyshire; Leicestershire; Lincolnshire; Northamptonshire; Nottinghamshire; Rutland.
- West Midlands: Herefordshire; Shropshire; Staffordshire; Warwickshire; West Midlands; Worcestershire.
- Chief Operating Officer: Heather Waltham Heather.waltham@winterhead.co.uk Telephone: 07725744357
South West: Avon BANES; Cornwall & Isles of Scilly; Devon; Dorset; Gloucestershire; Somerset; Wiltshire.
Panel Chair: Dr. Hasanen Al-Taiar. Vice Chair: Nurse Beth Lintern - South East Coast: Kent (except Bromley); Surrey, Sussex.
Areas covered:
South Central: Berkshire; Buckinghamshire; Hampshire; Isle of Wight; Oxfordshire.
South East Coast: Kent (except Bromley) Surrey; Sussex.
South West: Avon BANES; Cornwall & Isles of Scilly; Devon; Dorset; Gloucestershire; Somerset; Wiltshire.