Dr Guy Northover is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist in Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust where he works clinically within the early intervention in psychosis team. Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a Global Digital Exemplar and rated outstanding by the CQC. Guy is the Trusts Chief Clinical Information Officer and Clinical Safety Officer and central to the implementation of their Digital Strategy. Additionally Guy is the Trusts Lead Clinical Director, and as such is operationally responsible for the 7 divisional Clinical Directors and provides direct leadership and governance input to the executive team.

Nationally Guy is the National Clinical Lead for the Getting It Right First Time project for Children and Young People urgent care pathways which is identifying and rectifying unwarranted variations in care through CAMHS crisis and inpatient services. Dr Northover is the chair of the Specialist Commissioning Clinical Reference Data Subgroup and works closely with the NHSE policy teams and improvement teams. Guy is the Finance Officer for the faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and undertakes the role of Faculty Quality Improvement Lead.

Guy is an expert advisor for NICE Centre for Guidelines having inputted into the recent guidelines on self harm and also management of acne. Guy is involved in a number of research projects with a particular focus on CAMHS inpatient and crisis services but also the impact of acne on mental health.