Professor Cathy Richards

Prof Richards was appointed as Chair of the National Eating Disorders Network by the Minister for Mental Health at the end of Oct 2023. In this role Cathy works 1 day per week, alongside the two clinical advisors and Scottish Government colleagues. Prior to undertaking this role Cathy was Lead Clinician and Head of Psychology of the Lothian CAMHS service . Cathy also worked with the Scottish Government as a CAMHS advisor and chaired the CAMHS Lead Clinician and Managers group . Cathy also has an active interest in research and was appointed as Honorary Chair by the University of Edinburgh in 2018