Dr Sunil Lad is National Clinical Director for Health and Justice and Chair for the Health and Justice Clinical Reference Group (CRG) in NHS England. He is a Consultant Counselling Psychologist at Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust. Working in prisons since 2003, he has developed a special interest in justice settings and the link between healthcare outcomes and reducing reoffending. As part of the NHS long term plan he is the Clinical Lead for the Enhanced Reconnect programme, which supports people leaving prison with complex health needs who are at high risk of reoffending to get tailored treatment for mental health, substance misuse and other services, for up to a year after release.

He has given high quality clinical leadership founded on the values of compassion in a variety of healthcare services in justice settings including a high secure prison, immigration removal centre, young offender institutions and Mental Health Treatment Requirements in the community which are being rolled out across the country with good outcomes.

Sunil also holds a Masters in Forensic Psychology which informs his knowledge in understanding offending behaviour. He is passionate about providing trauma informed compassionate care to this population, to address health equalities and how good care can provide routes to addressing social exclusion and reduce risks of offending behaviour, preventing harm.