Biography

Psychiatrist and Leader in UK Mental Health

Tim is national clinical lead for new models of mental health care, having been National Clinical Director for Mental Health in England (2016-2023), providing advice across government/NHS, leading modernisation of mental health and increasing funding for MH services in England by £3.3 Billion per year. As Founding Director of the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH; 2001-2016), Tim led the development of more than 30 NICE guidelines, chairing the first NICE guideline in 2002. Now, International Director at NCCMH, Tim has consulted to a diverse range of foreign governments and institutions, including Turkey, Georgia, Qatar, South Korea, California, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands and China.

Tim developed/hosted the first Global Ministerial Summit in Mental Health in London in 2018, Tim has been a member of the steering group at each subsequent summit including Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Buenos Aires and, next year, in Qatar.

Tim is consultant psychiatrist, has published widely (awarded the 2004 Lancet Paper of the Year Award), is visiting Professor at UCL (2009-), Honorary Professor at the University of Sheffield (2022-), conferred with two honorary doctorates (Open University 2019; University of Sheffield 2020). He was awarded a CBE in the Kings New Years Honours list in 2024.

The NHS and ADHD – an update on local provision and Right to Choose.

Tim Kendall is a distinguished psychiatrist and leader in UK mental health. Until late 2023, he served as National Clinical Director for Mental Health at NHS England, steering national policy and transformation around mental health services.

He founded and directs the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH), through which he has led the development of more than 30 NICE mental health guidelines, including chairing the NICE guidelines on ADHD.

He was awarded a CBE in 2024 for his services to mental health.

He continues clinical practice as a consultant psychiatrist working with homeless populations via Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust. He is Chairperson of CareADHD, a leading NHS Right to Choose provider of ADHD Assessments. He is therefore uniquely placed to understand the NHS framework for ADHD Assessments and the changes that are being implemented.