Contacting the Institute of Psychiatry
Media and Press related enquiries

The Institute of Psychiatry’s Communications Office responds to request from the press and acts as a point of liaison between the media and the Institute of Psychiatry’s experts in the field of mental health research.   The Communications Office is happy to help facilitate interviews and arrange briefings between the media and our academic experts.

The Communications Office can be contacted regarding media enquiries, spokespersons, events and press releases as follows:

Institute of Psychiatry
King’s College London
De Crespigny Park
London
United Kingdom
SE5 8AF
Telephone: 020 7848 5377
Email:iop-pr@kcl.ac.uk

At other times media enquiries can be made through the Mental Health Knowledge Centre (based at the Institute), or the King’s College London Public Relations department .

Enquiries relating to the NIHR BRC for Mental Health can be made through Louise Pratt.

Any clinical queries related to the Maudsley Hospital can be made via the SLaM Communications department.  Contact details for all the above are shown below. 

Mental Health Knowledge Centre

Antonella Surdi (Monday- Friday)
Communications Officer
Institute of Psychiatry
King’s College London
De Crespigny Park
London SE5 8AF
Telephone: 020 7848 5377
Fax: 020 7848 5387
Email: antonina.surdi@kcl.ac.uk

NIHR BRC Centre

Louise Pratt (Monday-Friday)
NIHR BRC Communications Officer
Institute of Psychiatry
King’s College London
De Crespigny Park
London SE5 8AF
Telephone: 020 7848 5378
Fax: 020 7848 5387
Email: louise.a.pratt@kcl.ac.uk

Related links Mental Health Knowledge Centre

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Communications Department

South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
Communications Department

For press and media queries regarding the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) contact the SLaM Communications Department 020 3228 2830
web: http://www.slam.nhs.uk/
email: make an enquiry

Related links:
SLaM contact information
SLaM News
SLaM

King’s College London
Public Relations Department

For press and media queries regarding King’s College London contact:

address: The Public Relations Department,
King’s College London,
Room 4.14,
James Clark Maxwell Building,
57 Waterloo Road,
London
SE1 8WA
tel: +44 (1) 020 7848 3202
fax: +44 (1) 020 7848 3739
email:pr@kcl.ac.uk
alternative email:make an enquiry
web:King’s College Public Relations Department

Related links:
Directory of experts - (a reference book to find academics to provide expert opinion and analysis on a broad range of research topics and current affairs)
King’s College press releases
External Relations Directorate
Dean’s Office