Katja Warwick-Smith
Assistant Executive Director of Clinical Service Development
Mental Health Service
National Mental Health Helpline Operational Lead
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Katja Warwick-Smith (RMN, MSc, PGDE) graduated as a registered nurse in Finland and then spent over a decade working for the NHS in the UK, in clinical, managerial and service development roles in mental health services (especially in acute and emergency settings) before moving from a senior health care position to academia. She joined HMC here in Qatar in 2014 and is currently engaged in clinical redesign, virtual women's mental health services, The National Mental Health Helpline, workforce development and wellbeing & mental health awareness work across HMC and Qatar.
Katja also has a keen interest in interdisciplinary education and research and is actively engaged in variety of projects across services to improve the quality of mental health care across the wider system. Currently Katja is working in a clinical service development role and has involvement in several national initiatives in Qatar.
