Why are they all looking at me

Beth Durrell Potter
ByDr Beth Durrell Potter
Published12 August 2015
Dr Beth Durrell recalls her first days as a consultant and shares the hard lessons she learnt.

Everybody wants your time.

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Dr Beth Durrell Potter
Medico-legal adviser

BSc(Hons) MB ChB MRCPsych PGDip(Mental Health Law) Beth qualified from Manchester University in 2002 and completed her psychiatry training in the North West. She obtained a CCT in general adult psychiatry and worked as an inpatient consultant before leaving to join the MDU as a medico-legal adviser. She holds a postgraduate diploma in mental health law.

Why are they all looking at me?