Dr. Ajay Bhatnagar
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Dr Bhatnagar is a qualified medical practitioner, fully registered with the General Medical Council and his name is included on the Specialist Register since 2008. He has a licence to practice. Dr Bhatnagar is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and has been a consultant psychiatrist for 16 years. He is approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act (MHA; 1983, as amended 2007), as having special experience in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorder. He is in good standing with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, undertaking Continuing Professional Development. Dr Bhatnagar is appraised annually and has undergone successful revalidation by the GMC.
Dr Bhatnagar has several clinical and non-clinical roles. He works as a consultant psychiatrist on Meridian ward, a Cygnet low secure unit and Cygnet Lodge Lewisham, a locked rehabilitation unit, assessing and treating patients admitted from NHS facilities nationally. He is the Medical Director at Cygnet Blackheath Hospital and Cygnet Lodge Lewisham. In August 2020 he was appointed to the position of Greenwich Clinical Director and subsequently in October 2021 to the position of Clinical Director for the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust acute and crisis service line. Within the NHS, his clinical role as a consultant psychiatrist includes supporting the Health Based Place of Safety which provides input to the patients brought in by the police under S135 and S136 for assessment.
He has special interest in adult ADHD and has experience of assessing and managing individuals with this disorder from his long experience in community psychiatry. He has had training from UK Adult ADHD Network ( UKAAN) in assessment process, DIVA and treating adult ADHD.
In addition to his clinical work, an Honorary Senior Lectureship at Kings college London and previously Oxleas Trust lead for medical students teaching, reflect his continuing involvement in academics and teaching for over 15 years. He has numerous awards for excellence in teaching. Dr Bhatnagar continues to provide teaching, training, appraisal and supervision at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
