PiC appoints Medical Director to Calverton Hill

Released 20/06/2008

20 June 2008

PiC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Pete Snowden as Medical Director of Calverton Hill near Arnold, Nottinghamshire who will be starting with PIC on 7 July 2008.

Calverton Hill is the newest hospital in PiC’s portfolio which opens in July 2008. This purpose built facility, with 64 beds, will provide specialist treatment services for men and women with mental illness and personality disorder.

During his career Dr Snowden worked as Clinical Director & Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist in the personality disorder service at Ashworth Hospital, the high secure hospital in Merseyside. He has also held a number of senior appointments both in the independent sector with Priory Hospitals, Capio and Care Principles and in the NHS where he was Acting Medical Director with Salford NHS Trust.

Dr Snowden’s past responsibilities include being a Member of The Home Office Advisory Board on Restricted Patients and Chairman of the Forensic Faculty, Royal College of Psychiatrists.  He has also written a variety of original articles on forensic psychiatry as well as being the key speaker on lecture tours of Japan, Russia and Israel.

On the appointment, Fred Sinclair-Brown, Group Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted to welcome Dr Snowden to PiC. He is a well known and respected clinician and brings with him significant experience, which will be invaluable in the initial development of the new service at Calverton Hill.”

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