David George Arthur Westbury was an English physician.
11 Facts About David Westbury
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David Westbury was described in his obituary by the Royal College of Psychiatrists as a "founding father of British forensic psychiatry".
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David Westbury spent his career in posts at St Audry's Hospital, Melton, Suffolk and then at Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich.
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David Westbury became a member of the Prison Medical Services in 1964, and was appointed medical officer at HM Prison Durham until 1967, when he joined the Home Office as consultant forensic psychiatrist.
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David Westbury was a medical member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and continued to teach his specialty for several years.
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David Westbury was born on 12 September 1923 in Rugby, Warwickshire, and educated at Rugby School.
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David Westbury studied medicine at Guy's Hospital in London, and in 1945 was one of the London medical students who assisted at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
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David Westbury was appointed first to St Audry's Hospital, Melton, Suffolk and then to Hellesdon Hospital, Norwich.
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David Westbury was a medical member of the Mental Health Review Tribunal and continued to teach his specialty for several years.
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In 1973, Westbury became severely ill with a heart condition.
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David Westbury received an obituary in the journal of the Royal College of Psychiatrists who described him as a "founding father of British forensic psychiatry".