Amanda Ramirez Explained

Amanda Ramirez (Amanda-Jane Ramirez) is Professor of Liaison Psychiatry, director of the Promoting Early Presentation Group at King's College London, director of Informed Choice about Cancer Screening^[1] at King's Health Partners and National Clinical Lead for Cancer Patient Information, National Cancer Action Team, now part of NHS Improving Quality.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

She earned her medical degree at UCL Medical School and trained as a psychiatrist at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Ramirez co-authored the NICE guidance on Supportive and Palliative Care (2004), writing on improving patient information, face-to-face communication and psychological support.^[6]

She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Selected publications

• 15992567. 2005. Bish. A. Understanding why women delay in seeking help for breast cancer symptoms. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 58. 4. 321–6. Ramirez. A. Burgess. C. Hunter. M. 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.10.007.
• 555631. 2005. Burgess. C. Depression and anxiety in women with early breast cancer: Five year observational cohort study. BMJ. 330. 7493. 702. Cornelius. V. Love. S. Graham. J. Richards. M. Ramirez. A. 10.1136/bmj.38343.670868.D3. 15695497.
• 1314188. 2001. Burgess. C. A qualitative study of delay among women reporting symptoms of breast cancer. The British Journal of General Practice. 51. 473. 967–971. Hunter. M. S.. Ramirez. A. J.. 11766868.
• 1835577. 1989. Ramirez. A. J.. Stress and relapse of breast cancer. BMJ: British Medical Journal. 298. 6669. 291–293. Craig. T. K.. Watson. J. P.. Fentiman. I. S.. North. W. R.. Rubens. R. D.. 10.1136/bmj.298.6669.291. 2493899.

External links

• News: Is optimism the key to good health? . Hagan . Pat . 2 January 2005 . BBC News .
• PubMed search - Amanda-Jane Ramirez

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meet the team | ICCS . Informedchoiceaboutcancerscreening.org . 2013-08-13 . 2014-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201132431/http://www.informedchoiceaboutcancerscreening.org/about-us/meet-the-team/ . 1 February 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: National Cancer Action Team . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130513211237/http://www.ncat.nhs.uk/ . dead. 2013-05-13 . Webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk . 2014-01-19 .
3. Web site: NHS IQ . NHS IQ . 2014-01-19.
4. Web site: Professor Amanda J Ramirez – Professor of Psycho-Oncology and Liaison Psychiatry . The London Clinic . 2014-01-19.
5. Web site: Professor Amanda J Ramirez . Thelondonbreastclinic.com . 2014-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075113/http://www.thelondonbreastclinic.com/the-team/psychiatrist/professor-amanda-j-ramirez/ . 2014-02-03 . dead.
6. Web site: Ramirez, Amanda J . IoP . 2014-01-19.