Dr Alan Cohen

Dr Alan Cohen was a GP principal for 20 years in Mitcham, South London until 2004. From 2005, he was senior primary care advisor to CSIP, and the National Primary Care lead for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme and Honorary Associate Director of Primary Care at the Department of Health.

Alan was a Senior Fellow at the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, for 13 years up until Nov 2009.  He also worked as a Medical Director for a CCG. He worked from 2011 until 2015 as Director of Primary Care at the West London Mental Health Trust, providing physical health care services to those at Broadmoor Hospital.

Alan retired from clinical practice in July 2015 but continues to teach undergraduate medical students at Salzburg Medical School, ski and publish the occasional article.