Dr Zaid Al-Najjar

Primary qualifications: MRCGP MFFLM MBA LLM DClinPsych DOccMed DDerm DRCOG

Zaid is Medical Director of NHS Practitioner Health and a GP in central London. He has dedicated much of his career to supporting healthcare professionals through challenging periods in their personal and professional lives. Before joining Practitioner Health, he led a multidisciplinary team at one of the UK’s leading medical defence organisations, advising and supporting doctors facing complex medicolegal issues.

His professional interests include healthcare professionals’ mental health and wellbeing, medical law and ethics, and occupational health. He actively contributes to research on doctors’ mental health at Practitioner Health and has co-authored papers on neurodiversity, patterns of help-seeking and suicidal ideation.

Zaid is associate editor of Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, Their Minds and Mental Health. He also co-authored Understanding and Managing Your Emotions, a free practical guide for health and care professionals, with an accompanying podcast series.

He lives in London and enjoys tennis, gardening, film and travel.