Dr Leanne Hayward

Dr Leanne Hayward is a Consultant Psychiatrist with a Certificate of Completion of training in General Adult Psychiatry and specialist training in Liaison and Perinatal Psychiatry. She is currently based at The Priory Hospital, Bristol, where she has worked since 2020.

Dr Hayward has over 20 years of experience in NHS practice. She was appointed to her first NHS Consultant post in 2014, after which in 2016, she was appointed Perinatal Clinical Lead and led the design, launch, delivery and expansion of a new NHS-England funded Specialist Community Perinatal Mental Health service serving Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. In 2017, Dr Hayward was appointed Clinical Lead of the NHS-England South West Perinatal Clinical Network.

Dr Hayward is highly experienced in providing General Psychiatric care to adults of all ages, and specialist mental health diagnosis and management for women and their families before, during and after pregnancy; with extensive experience in Perinatal Mental Health. She has worked as a Consultant Psychiatrist on Inpatient and Psychiatric Intensive Care Units and with a Community Crisis team, meaning she is able to deal with acute mental health crises as well as ongoing mental health issues. She has experience and training in the care of Addiction, Eating disorders, Dementia, and the Management of Mental illness associated with Long-Term health Conditions, incl. Diabetes. Dr Hayward also has a particular interest in Workplace Mental health and Public Education.

In addition to her busy practice, Dr Hayward has additional training as an ILM-7 Executive Coach enabling her to support wider organisational and individual development.She is passionate about the promotion of good mental health and has served as RCPsych Public Engagement Officer for the South West region promoting mental health education and awareness. She has published in National and International Medical journals, and has been an invited speaker at National and International meetings.

Dr Hayward provides outpatient clinics at Priory Bristol Wellbeing Centre, Aztec West, and will offer inpatient care on Holbrook Ward at The Priory Hospital, Bristol.