Joan Kirk obituary

My friend and colleague Joan Kirk (also known by her married name, Hawton), who has died aged 70 of the neurological disorder multiple system atrophy, was an innovative clinical psychologist who spent most of her career based at Warneford hospital in Oxford.There she created, and then led, the large department of adult clinical psychology, inspiring and supporting everyone with her endless energy, enthusiasm, wisdom and professional generosity. She had an uncanny ability to recognise the special