Dr Helen Baxter joins the team at Cygnet Hospital Derby

Cygnet Hospital Derby are delighted to announce that Dr Helen Baxter has joined the team as the lead consultant of Alvaston Ward, the hospital’s low secure service for women with a diagnosis of personality disorder.

Dr Baxter has been a Consultant Psychiatrist since 2001 and has worked mainly with female patients with complex needs. She was part of the team which set up the Nottingham NHS Eating Disorders Service and its first consultant from 2001-2003.

Since 2003 Dr Baxter has worked within the independent sector, this includes spending five years as consultant for a specialist in-patient unit at St Andrew’s before joining Cygnet Hospital Ealing in 2009 as lead consultant for that hospital’s eating disorder service. Dr Baxter rejoins Cygnet after a break in working in inpatient services.

“I’m delighted to be working for Cygnet Health Care again and look forward to meeting the service users, carers and staff.”Dr Helen Baxter

Alvaston Ward is a low secure service which can support up to 16 women aged over 18. It is a highly specialised ward for women with a primary diagnosis of emotionally unstable personality disorder. The ward can support service users with the most complex needs and those for whom other services have not been successful.

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