Events

Dr Fung is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with over 20 years’ experience of working in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS).

She was previously the clinical lead for the largest NHS provider of Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS in the West Midlands where she also provided a second opinion service for ADHD and ASD. She was the medical lead involved in the service becoming one of the first mental health providers achieving ASD Accreditation from the National Autistic Society and for the inception of the Provider Collaborative across the region.
Dr Fung is currently working in Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust in the Neurodevelopmental Pathway Group. The mainstay of her clinical work is assessing people in secondary care mental health services for co-occurring ASD and ADHD.

Although a full-time clinician, she is published in journals, such as the British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin and the British Medical Journal. She was the principal investigator in several multicentre studies in psychosis and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Far Away From Home Study and she has sat on the advisory group for the Universities-UK Drug Taskforce and The Bullying in Schools research group.

Dr Fung was part of the Transition from CAMHS to Adult Mental Health Services: a study of policies, process and user and carer perspective (TRACK) research study group for the landmark NIHR Transition Study; and involved in the review of mental health care in acute hospital settings for the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death. She also acts as a lead medical reviewer and investigator into patient care, including some of the published NHS England (NHSE) investigations.

Dr Fung is also involved in medical education. She's an advisor for the MRCPsych examinations, as well as a Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) examiner, trainer and mentor. She has also been an invited teacher for the University of Warwick, University of Birmingham Medical School and Aston University. Dr Fung has been an invited to speak to audiences, including the Neonatal and Paediatric Pharmacists Group, the West Midlands Child and Adolescents Psychiatrists Advisory Group, the National Association for Hospital and Home Teachers and the British Medical Institute symposia for GPs.

Dr Hetal Acharya is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with specialist expertise in neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She has contributed to the ongoing development of the NHS CYP (Child and Young Person) ASD/ADHD service within Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, supporting improvements in processes, systems, and clinical pathways to help ensure care is consistent, patient-centred, and accessible.

Dr Acharya provides supervision and consultation to multidisciplinary teams across the NHS, helping colleagues navigate the complexities of neurodevelopmental assessment and management. She chairs the Diagnosticians Network for ASD and ADHD and is an active member of the Autism Practitioners Network and QbTech Academy.

Alongside her clinical work, Dr Acharya is the undergraduate lead for medical education within her Trust and serves as the clinical lead for Martha’s Law. She is currently completing Level 7 Chartered Management Accreditation through the Rosalind Franklin NHS Leadership Academy.

Dr Grime read medicine at The University of Liverpool before starting his foundation training at St. Helens and Knowsley NHS Foundation Trust. He was then appointed to a paediatric training post with The Mersey Deanery. After completing five years of training and his Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health membership, he successfully applied for specialist paediatric respiratory training in London and spent the next 5 years working at Royal Brompton Hospital, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Kings College Hospital and finished his training at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). During this time, he spent two years completing a Doctor of Medicine by Research with Imperial College London studying sleep-disordered breathing and its association with asthma in children. After a further 10 months at GOSH working as a post-CCT (Certificate of Completion of Training) fellow in long-term ventilation, he was appointed to a consultant post at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Grime currently works as part of the respiratory team at Alder Hey and has a special interest in severe asthma. He is also part of the Sleep and Long-Term Ventilation Service and has completed his training as a sleep practitioner. In addition to his clinical role, Dr Grime is also the Chief Clinical Information Officer for the Medical Division.

Dr Hasanen Al-Taiar is a Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist at the Oxford Clinic Medium Secure Unit and a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (FRCPsych). He is also a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), reflecting his longstanding commitment to medical education and academic leadership.

He provides specialist forensic psychiatric care and expert medico-legal opinions to HM Courts, the Parole Board, and the Mental Health Tribunal Service, where he also serves as a medical member. Since 2020, Dr Al-Taiar has chaired the South of England Mental Health Act Approvals Panel, overseeing professional standards and statutory approvals for clinicians across the region.

Dr Al-Taiar is actively involved in training and assessment at national level, working as an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatrists (CASC- candidate assessment of skills and competencies) and for the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) 2 examination. He teaches at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry and mentors emerging researchers through the American Psychiatric Association Research Colloquium.

His research and publications span forensic psychiatry, cultural psychiatry, and medical education. His professional contributions have been recognised internationally, and his name is engraved on the Wall of Honour at the Royal Society of Medicine.

Dr Rahab Omer is a locum Consultant Community Paediatrician at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust with a specialist interest in neurodevelopmental conditions.

She focuses particularly on ADHD in teenagers and young adults, bringing extensive clinical experience in assessment and management. Dr Omer offers valuable insights into supporting young people with complex developmental needs.

Mr Iyaas Garcia de la Vega is a 19-year-old first-year medical student at the University of Sheffield who draws on his personal experiences of living with undiagnosed ADHD.

Iyaas offers a perspective on the challenges faced by neurodivergent young adults in academic settings.