Staff

The staff list includes:

Dr Geoff Kewley – Consultant Paeditrician and Physician
MB BS FRCP FRCPCH FRACP DCH

Dr Geoff Kewley is a Consultant Paediatrician specialising in the management of children with neurodevelopmental, behavioural and learning difficulties, especially Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and related issues. In 1993, after 16 years as a Consultant Paediatrician in Australia and 4 as a Consultant Paediatrician in the NHS in the UK, he established the Learning Assessment & Neurocare Centre in Horsham, West Sussex, from concern at the lack of availability of effective services for such conditions.

He chairs the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health special interest group on AD/HD and related neurodevelopmental difficulties the George Still Forum. Over the years he has been very involved in encouraging appropriate, evidence-based professional awareness and in lecturing and writing widely on the conditions. He places great emphasis on the importance of understanding the reality of the challenges faced by children with AD/HD and their families and in working towards more appropriate service provision for children mental health and educational services.

Dr Kewley has written several books. These include a book on general paediatrics entitled Common Paediatric Problems. More recently he has published three books on AD/HD, an initial landmark book first published in 1999 entitled AD/HD: Recognition, Reality and Resolution. More recently he has published two books for teachers, the first: AD/HD what can teachers do published by David Fulton in 2005, having first been published by LAC Press in 1999; and 100 ideas for supporting pupils with AD/HD in March 2008 in conjunction with Mrs Pauline Latham, Centre Manager at LANC.

Dr. Neil Rutterford – Director of PeakMind.

Dr Neil Rutterford is a Lecturer in Psychology at the University of East Anglia. Neil previously worked at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge and was Head of Centre for Psychology and Counselling at Swansea Metropolitan University. He completed a PhD in neuropsychology at Swansea University in 2005 after working in clinical settings with a number of neuro-rehabilitation providers. Neil was trained and accredited in neurofeedback by EEG Spectrum. He has since practised this treatment approach with PeakMind since September 2005. Neil has published a number of articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented his work at international and national conferences. He also supervises several research students and projects which include the efficacy of neurofeedback in a traumatic brain injury population; efficacy of neurofeedback in enhancing executive function performance.
As well as being a Chartered Psychologist and Scientist, Neil is a member of the Division of Teachers and Researchers in Psychology of the British Psychological Society and an associate member of the British Neuropsychological Society, International Neuropsychological Society and Society of Applied Neuroscience. Neil undertakes QEEGs at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre, as well as neurofeedback.

Dr Sanjay Jain – Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist
M.B.B.S, MRCPsych, Cert Mgmt (HSC)(Open)

Dr Sanjay Jain is a Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist who also works in the NHS. He has a wide range of experience in the management of common mental illnesses such as Mood & Anxiety Disorders, Drug and Alcohol issues and  Schizophrenia, with a special interest in the management of Adult Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder and related issues. He is currently involved in clinical trials in the management of Adult ADHD. He is able to do Medico-Legal work.
He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and has a professional certificate in Management (Health & Social Care) from the Open University. He has also done a postgraduate diploma in Advanced Professional Development in Clinical & Health Science. He is currently studying for an MA in Medical Education with Brighton University. He enjoys lecturing to a wide range of professionals on the management of mental illnesses, together with ADHD, using evidence based knowledge.
He is actively involved in research and has presented posters at local and international conferences. He is  multi lingual and fluent in Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati and Bengali.  Dr Jain is an “Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer” at Brighton and Sussex Medical School and is the Trust Research Lead, involved in an ADHD and Mental Research Unit.  Dr Jain undertakes initial diagnostic assessments and continued ongoing care at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre.

Mr Nigel Humphrey – Clinical Psychologist

BA(Hons) MSc

Mr Nigel Humphrey trained in South Africa and Zimbabwe and operated his own clinical practice with specialism in AD/HD before joining the Centre in 2002. Mr Humphrey collates the service for adolescents and adults with AD/HD, a clinic which has grown exponentially in the last few years. Here at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre, Nigel takes a lead role in the initial assessment of adults with neurodevelopmental difficulties and also undertakes counselling and cognitive evaluations.

Dr Rosemary Gradwell – Associate Specialist Paediatrician

Dr Rosemary Gradwell has over 25 years experience working as a Community Paediatrician specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and management of a range of neurodevelopmental conditions, particularly Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and ADHD and children with complex needs and challenging behaviour.

Dr Gradwell has been responsible for setting up and helping to deliver multi-agency training to teachers, SENCos, childcare, health and social workers and has been teaching on ADHD and related conditions for many years.  She is currently involved in the development of a tiered training programme on ADHD which is being piloted in theEast Midlands.  She has also been involved in developing clinical guidelines and care pathways for ASD and ADHD.

Brigit Solomon – ADHD Specialist Nurse Practitioner.
BSc(Hons), RGN

Mrs Brigit Solomon has many years of experience in the management of people with AD/HD and related issues and in supporting families affected. Since 1996 she has been a Trustee of ADDISS, the national ADHD charity, and was involved in the development of the Global ADHD Network. Brigit also works and has done so for many years as a nurse practitioner in General Practice.
She takes a lead role in the adolescent and adult clinic at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre. Mrs Solomon is able to offer consultations in Dutch.

Hannah Wachnianin – Assistant Psychologist.
BSc (Hons)

Further to her degree, Hannah is also trained as an ADHD Coach, in neurolinguistic programming as well as neurofeedback. She undertakes QEEGs and brief cognitive assessments at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre. She is involved in the assessments and on-going support of younger children with ADHD and related issues and their families. Hannah takes a lead role in school liaison.

Yvonne Register – Assistant Psychologist
BSc (Hons)

Yvonne undertakes QEEGs and brief cognitive assessments at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre. She is involved in the assessments of children and adolescents with ADHD and related issues and their families. Yvonne is a member of the British Psychological Society, Division of Neuropsychology.

Pauline Latham – Centre Manager

Mrs Latham is the Deputy Director/Centre Manager at the Learning Assessment and Neurocare Centre. She has been a member of staff since inception and instrumental in the formation of the LANC. She has a wide role in the day-to-day management and development of the Centre, in its being kept at the forefront of public and professional awareness, in provision of information about the clinic, and participating in policy and procedure writing. She has personal experience of AD/HD and related conditions and has also written widely on AD/HD, particularly surrounding issues related to the impact on the family and lectures to a range of audiences in health, education and social care on the subject to facilitate a wider understanding of these issues and the need for appropriate support for sufferers and their families.

Vacancies

The staff at the Centre have particular expertise in appreciating the reality of ADHD, and the strong possibility of the vulnerability created by ADHD progressing in one way or another.

The clinic is always interested in hearing from schools, NHS organisations and/or other providers or services where there is a possibility of working together as a joint venture.