Isobel Heyman

Isobel Heyman is a British psychiatrist and consultant in Cambridge and London. She is an Affiliated Professor at the University of Cambridge and a Professorial Fellow at Murray Edwards College. She serves as co-lead for the Cambridge Children's Hospital development project. She was named Royal College of Psychiatrists Psychiatrist of the Year in 2015.

Early life and education Heyman first studied pharmacology, before training in medicine at the UCL Medical School. She trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital. In 1995, she returned to the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, where she specialised in child and adolescent psychiatry.

One in five young people in the UK experience mental health disorders, and hospitals struggle with the demand for psychological services. In response, Heyman looked to provide young people already seeking medical care in hospital with a solution. The psychological medicine team she led at GOSH was recognised by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services for "The Lucy Project", a drop-in mental health booth that provided accessible, low-intensity early interventions for young people and their families who were concerned about mental health. The booth was named after Lucille "Lucy" van Pelt, the character from Peanuts. The booth was named The BMJ'''s Mental Health Team of the Year Award in 2021.

Heyman is passionate about integrating children's mental and physical health services. She is committed to integration across these domains and to enhancing delivery of effective mental health treatments to children. She was made co-lead for the Cambridge Children's Hospital development project.

Awards and honours 2012 Times'' Best Children's Doctors 2015 Royal College of Psychiatrists Psychiatrist of the Year 2022 Member of the British Empire in New Year Honours

Selected publications