Sir David Anthony Haslam

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FAcadMEd (born 4 July 1949) is a British medical doctor, writer and administrator.

Education

Haslam was educated at the

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(MB ChB, DObstRCOG, DFFP).

Medical career

Haslam worked for 36 years as a general practitioner in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. He was president of the

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(2011–12), President (2006-9) and chair (2001-4) of the

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, and vice chair of the

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. Haslam was chair of the

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from 2013-2019. In 2020 he became Chair of the Trustee Board of the Charity CLIC Sargent, subsequently known as

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. He was said by the Health Service Journal to be the 30th most powerful person in the British

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in December 2013. He was ranked (informally, as he was one of the judges) in the

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's list of Clinical Leaders in 2015, and later reckoned to be the 15th most influential person in the English NHS in 2015. In 2014 he was listed in the Sunday Times and Debrett's list of the 500 most influential and inspirational people in the UK. In 2014 he was appointed Professor of General Practice at the

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, and from 2018- 2022 he was a Director of the State Health Services Organisation in Cyprus. He has written 14 books, primarily on health and parenting related matters and aimed at the general public, published in 13 languages internationally. His most recent book, "Side Effects. How our healthcare lost its way, and how we fix it" was published in 2022, and was chosen as book of the week in

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Honours

In 1989 he was awarded Fellowship of the

, in 2003 he was awarded Fellowship of the

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, and in 2004 he was awarded Fellowship of the

Royal College of Physicians The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is a British professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of physicians by examination. Founded by royal charter from King Henry VIII in 1 ...

. In 2010 he was conferred as an honorary Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators. In 2014 he received an honorary doctorate from University of Birmingham In 2016 he received a Doctorate of Science (Hon Causa) from the

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. He was awarded

in 2004 for "Services to Health Care", and he was

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in June 2018 for "Services to NHS Leadership".

References

External links

profile
at the University of Nicosia Medical School
information about board members
at younglivesvscancer.org.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Haslam, David Administrators in the National Health Service 1949 births Living people British general practitioners Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Fellows of the Royal College of General Practitioners Honorary Fellows of the Academy of Medical Educators Alumni of the University of Birmingham Presidents of the British Medical Association Knights Bachelor