Jeremy Royds: Consultant Psychiatrist, Harley Street, London and Kent

Harley Street, London and Kent based specialist in psychiatric problems such as the treatment of anxiety disorders, addictions, clinical depression, bipolar disorder, mental health aspects of physical illness and stress related disorders including occupational stress.

Dr Jeremy Royds MB, Ch.B, FFPsych (SA), MRCPsych, a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist with experience in both the NHS and private sector qualified at the University of Cape Town in 1976 and started his medical career as a General Practitioner in a rural African community.  After 7 years he returned to Cape Town where he specialised as a Psychiatrist in 1991.  He became a junior Consultant in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town with a special interest in Liaison Psychiatry – dealing with psychological problems that occur in medical and/or surgical settings.  He also had a private practice in Cape Town. 

He moved to Britain in 1999 and worked for some years in the NHS as a Consultant Psychiatrist.  He was appointed Royal College Tutor and Director of Medical Education, East Kent Community NHS Trust.  Dr Royds is now wholly committed to private practice and is based at Cygnet Hospital Godden Green, Sevenoaks.  

He continues to have a special interest in offering consultations in Liaison Psychiatry, the treatment of depression and anxiety, addictive disorders, OCD, phobias, medico-legal reports and occupational stress.  He consults from Classic Hospital St Saviour’s, Hythe, Spire Alexandra Hospital, Walderslade, Harley Street London, Bishopsgate in the City of London and Cygnet Hospital Godden Green, Sevenoaks

Professional memberships

• Royal College of Psychiatrists

• British Association for Psychopharmacology

• Royal Society of Medicine

• Expert Witness Institute

• British Medical Association

• Fellow of the Faculty of Psychiatry in South Africa

• Fellow of International Society for Affective Disorders

• Honorary Lecturer at Kent Institute of Medical & Health Sciences

Expertise and treatments offered

• Depression

• Anxiety disorders

• Addictions

• Bipolar disorder

• Mental health aspects of physical illness

• Stress related disorders including occupational stress

• Assessments prior to Gastric Balloon, Lap- Band, and Gastric Bypass surgery

Clinical and research interests

• Comparative Trial Prozac /Moclobemide (Roche SA)
• Ondansetron Dementia Trial (Glaxo Protocol S53AT59)
• Duloxetine Comparative Trial (Eli Lilly FIJ – MC-HMAI)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Trial (Sertraline Pfizer SA)
• Sertraline Dose Regime Trial (Pfizer 050-337)
• E2020 Alzheimer’s Dementia Trial (EISAI – E2020 – A044-305)
• Sertraline in Panic Disorder with Major Depression (Pfizer STL SA 94 – 001)
• Efficacy of Flesinoxan in Prevention of Relapse of Major Depression  (Solvay)

• Lozabemide in Dementia (Roche)

• Paroxetine in Social Phobia (Smith Kline Beecham)
• Propentofyline in Vascular and Non-Vascular Alzheimers Dementia Hoechst)
• Tianeptine in Major Depression (IRISCLZ1574-229-ZAF)
• Paroxetine in Social Phobia (SKB 290601595)

Where can I get treatment?

Dr Royds holds private psychaitric clinics at a number of leading private hospitals, including:

Contact details

Dr Jeremy Royds

Cygnet Hospital Godden Green

Godden Green

Sevenoaks

Kent

TN15 0JR

Tel:   01732 764424 Direct line: Practice Manager - Mrs Mandy Hoskins    

         01732 763491 Switchboard

Fax   01732 764429

Email: mandyh@uk-consultants.co.uk

          drroyds@uk-consultants.co.uk

Website: www.drjohnassociates.co.uk