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Anthony Kessel

Anthony Kessel is a public health physician, academic and author. He is currently Deputy National Medical Director at NHS England and previously worked as Director of Global Public Health at Public Health England. Anthony is an Honorary Professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Anthony is also author of the Don’t Doubt the Rainbow books, an award-winning detective-adventure series. The first book, The Five Clues, was published in 2021 (Crown House), the second, Outside Chance, in 2022; and the third, Missing Link, comes out in 2024. Threaded through the series is an approach to support children’s psychological wellbeing.


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