Patrick has 35 years’ experience in applied Clinical Health Psychology, specialising in the management of long term health conditions, particularly chronic pain. He has also worked in a number of NHS national support teams, specialising in clinical governance and patient involvement in healthcare, including the UK’s ‘Expert Patient Programme’. He retired from full time NHS work in March 2015 and currently works in a number of services as an independent consultant clinical health psychologist.
He has published extensively on pain and other health conditions and also has 30 years’ experience in medico-legal reporting and court work in the areas of personal injury, chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder.