Nicholas Prior

Doctor

United Kingdom

Bipolar II disorderSelf-disclosed [7][1]

Nicholas Prior is an NHS psychiatrist who has worked in mental-health services in London. He also co-founded Minderful, a mental-fitness platform. [2][3]

Last updated September 15, 2026

Career and work

Prior studied physics at Imperial College London before later training in medicine, graduating from Queen Mary University of London in 2017. He went on to train in psychiatry and has worked as an NHS psychiatrist in London, including with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust. [4][5][2][3]

He also co-founded Minderful, a mental-fitness and workplace-wellbeing company. Prior has combined clinical psychiatry with work in mental-health education, innovation and public speaking. [4][5][3]

What has been publicly discussed

“I believe that my disclosure / openness helped other people in the NHS feel less alone.”
— Nicholas Prior [10]

The following sources contain information that supports the claims made in this profile.

My Possible Self“Breaking Down Bipolar Disorder with Dr Nicholas Prior”
Identifies Prior as an NHS psychiatrist living with bipolar II disorder.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust“Living with Bipolar: Doctor and patient”
Prior’s first-person account covering depression, hypomania, long-term management and periods of stability.
Queen Mary University of London“Queen Mary alumnus launches new mental health app”
Confirms Prior’s medical education and role in co-founding Minderful.
SourceDoctors in Distress — Nicholas Prior
Provides professional background on Prior’s work as an NHS psychiatrist.
Northamptonshire Chamber of CommerceNicholas Prior / Minderful
Provides additional professional background, including his physics degree and mental-health work.
SourceNicholas Prior — LinkedIn profile
Documents his work with Bipolar UK’s Clinical Advisory Panel and CNWL’s Mental Health Staff Network.
SourceNicholas Prior — first-person post on bipolar II disorder
Prior identifies bipolar II disorder and discusses the destructive effects and perspective it has given him.
SourceNicholas Prior — first-person post on treatment and routine
Covers lithium, quetiapine, venlafaxine, therapy, journalling, mood tracking and exercise.
SourceNicholas Prior — first-person reflection on stability
Prior discusses having had “a good few years of stability” and how he now views bipolar disorder.
SourceNicholas Prior — first-person post on disclosure within the NHS
Covers his public disclosure and its effect on colleagues who subsequently shared their own experiences.
SourceNicholas Prior — “Stamp Out Stigma”
Prior discusses lived experience, disclosure and the relationship between clinicians and patients.

Recommended books and other resources about Nicholas Prior and lived experience.

BBC Complex with Kimberley Wilson“What is it like to live with bipolar disorder?”
A later conversation with Prior about his experience of bipolar disorder.

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