Dele Olajide, MD. PhD. FRCPsych. FRSA.





Dr. Dele Olajide is an Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist at Maudsley Hospital, London, and former Associate Medical Director for Clinical Informatics at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Previously a senior lecturer at King’s College Medical School, he played a key role in shaping data confidentiality policies in the UK, serving on the Council of Caldicott Guardians. He led the development of the NHS’s first electronic health records and helped design security models for consent and confidentiality in biomedical research.

A highly regarded clinician and medical educator, he developed award-winning psychiatric services and advised UK health ministers on ethnic minority mental health policy. Beyond medicine, he has collaborated on theater projects with psychiatric inpatients and curated an art exhibition. He is a prolific author, having edited two books and published extensively in scientific journals, and has delivered over 300 keynote speeches. Passionate about music and cooking, he is also a frequent guest expert on TV and radio discussing mental health policy and current affairs.






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