Michelle Tempest



Dr. Michelle Tempest, MD, LLM (born January 23 1976) is a British psychiatrist and the editor of a book entitled The Future of the NHS (2006), which was published by xpl Publishing.

Early life
Tempest comes from Surrey and initially qualified as a doctor at Magdalene College, Cambridge University (MA, MB BChir).

Medical career
Tempest practised at Addenbrooke's Hospital in numerous different departments from general medicine and accident and emergency to infectious diseases, vascular surgery and colorectal surgery. Following this, she practised as a psychiatrist at Fulbourn Hospital and its surrounding hospitals.

As well as general psychiatry, she has expertise in rehabilitation psychiatry, learning disability psychiatry, old age psychiatry and liaison psychiatry.

Academic career
In addition to these medical qualifications, Tempest also has a masters degree in law (LLM). She has lectured and taught at Cambridge University to both medical and law students.

The Future of the NHS


Tempest edited the book The Future of the NHS (published (ISBN 1-85811-369-5) in 2006) following her own experiences within the organisation and in particular through her admiration for the staff and in the hope of improving the service for her patients.

It brought together for the first time 44 leading experts in the fields of health care, politics and policy making, including such contributors as:
 * Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt MP
 * Andrew Lansley MP
 * Steve Webb MP
 * Daniel Hannan MEP
 * Claire Rayner
 * Derek Draper
 * Andrew Haldenby of Reform
 * Eamonn Butler of the Adam Smith Institute
 * Drs. Jessica Allen and Jennifer Rankin of the Institute for Public Policy Research
 * Tony Harrison of the King's Fund, alternative health practitioner
 * Dr. Mosaraf Ali
 * Barristers Daniel Barnett and Tim Kevan

It also includes testimonials from John Le Carré, John Simpson, Jeremy Vine, Professor Alexander McCall Smith, Lawrie McMenemy and Sir Liam Donaldson.