Dr Russell Razzaque is a Consultant Psychiatrist, Associate Medical Director, Clinical Director for Mental Health Transformation and Director of Research & Development at the UK National Health Service in North East London. He is also a mindfulness teacher and is a Bye Fellow at the University of Cambridge.

Russell’s primary teaching and research interests are mindfulness, therapeutic relationships and holistic models of care. He has published a range of papers in peer reviewed journals, implemented pilot teams in a range of NHS Trusts and he is currently clinical lead for a large NIHR funded, multi-centre randomised controlled trial, studying the implementation of a systemic, person-centred and holistic approach to mental healthcare in the NHS, known as Open Dialogue.

Russell also writes political columns for national and international publications like The Guardian and The Independent and has published several books on human psychology, philosophy and politics.