Dr Prajakta Patil

 Professional experience

• More than 20 years of experience
• Consultant Psychiatrist, Clinical Partners (present)
• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (2015 - present)
• Research Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, King’s College London (2018 - 2019)
• Honorary Consultant, Maudsley National ADHD and ASD Service (2017 - 2018)
• Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (2013 - 2015)

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 Sub-specialties

• Medicolegal expert witness work
• Obsessive compulsive disorder
• Panic disorder
• Phobias

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 Positions in public associations

• Executive Committee Member, Neurodevelopmental Psychiatry Special Interest Group, Royal College of Psychiatrists (2017-2023)
• Peer-Reviewer, National Institute of Health Research NIHR (present)
• Deputy Regional Advisor, South Eastern Division, Royal College of Psychiatrists (present).

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 Teaching posts

• Clinical Lecturer, QIPP and Simulation Lead, King’s College London and Kent and Medway Medical School (present)
• Deputy Regional Advisor, Royal College of Psychiatrists (present)
• CASC Examiner (Examiner for the final Royal College MRCPsych exams) (present)
• CESR Evaluator (to determine if Doctors are eligible to obtain Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration by the GMC and which allows them to practice as a Consultant in the UK) (present)
• Educational supervisor, Kings College and Kent and Medway Medical School (present)

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 Education

• Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health Law, Northumbria University (2016)
• Postgraduate Certificate in Child Law, Northumbria University (2010)(Comm.)
• MBBS, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, University of Mumbai (2000)
• FRCPsych, Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (conferred 2023)

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 Publications and conferences

• Dr Patil’s publications are available on ResearchGate
• Patil P, Mezey G, White S, ‘Characteristics of adolescents placed on s.136 MHA: A comparison with adults’. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (2013) Volume 24, Issue 5: 610-620.
• Patil P, Olumoroti O, Witharana D, Rasquinha N, 'The issues involved in the management of foreign mentally disordered offenders in the UK at the point of entry'- Journal of European Psychiatric Association (2013) Volume 28, Supplement 1, Page 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(13)77365-6
• Patil P, Rasquinha N, Diminished responsibility in England and Wales: historical and current perspectives' Journal of European Psychiatric Association (2013) Volume 28, Supplement 1, Page 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(13)77340-1
• Rasquinha N, Patil P, 'Drug interactions in a regional secure unit': Journal of European Psychiatric Association (2013) Volume 28, Supplement 1, Page 1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0924-9338(13)77339-5
• Abhyankar SV, Rajguru A, Patil P, “Anatomical localization of the umbilicus: An Indian Study” `Plastic Reconstructive and Surgery`-(Journal of American Society of Plastic Surgeons) (2006) Apr;117(4):1153-7
• “ADHD research in prison: Needs and Development” workshop, Rcpsych Quality Network Prison Mental Health Services 4th Annual Forum, July 2019.
• ‘Pharmacological interactions in a medium secure unit’- co-presented as an oral presentation at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services (IAFMHS) Conference in Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 19-21 2013.
• “Patient experience in forensic wards: the story in south London”: Patil P, Durkin C, Harty M. Poster presentation, World Psychiatric Association International Congress, October 2012.
• “Lithium levels and estimated glomerular filtration rate: A cross-sectional view.” Poster presentation, Annual Residential Meeting, Faculty of General Adult & Community Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists, October 2008.
• “Psychiatric admissions following self-harm: The ICD-10 spectrum.” Patil P, Kripalani K, Gash A. Poster presentation, Faculty of Liaison Psychiatry Annual Residential Conference, Royal College of Psychiatrists, March 2008.
• “How useful are medical CPA reports in a medium secure setting?” Patil P. Poster presentation, Annual Forensic Psychiatry Conference, Royal College of Psychiatrists, February, 2011.
• ‘The New Diminished Responsibility in England and Wales’- co-presented as a symposium at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services(IAFMHS) Conference in Maastricht, The Netherlands, June 19-21 2013

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 Prizes and awards

• BIPA (British Indian Psychiatric Association) Research Runner Up Award 2013
• Homi Bhabha Young Scientist Award, Silver Medal, 1995

 Professional membership

• General Medical Council
• Medical Defence Union
• Royal College of Psychiatrists (Fellowship)

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