Dr Jeanelle Louise de Gruchy is a UK public health official. Dr de Gruchy has been serving as a Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England since 3 September 2021.
She previously served as Director of Public Health (DPH) for Tameside in Greater Manchester and President (2018-2021) of the UK Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH). As president, she published principles for local management of the SARS 2 epidemic (local outbreak plans) covering public health leadership, whole system, resourcing and effectiveness. She attended
SAGE
Sage or SAGE may refer to:
Plants
* ''Salvia officinalis'', common sage, a small evergreen subshrub used as a culinary herb
** Lamiaceae, a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint or deadnettle or sage family
** ''Salvia'', a large ...
for the 58th meeting on 21st September 2020 which recommended a new response including a short 'circuit breaker' lockdown and subsequent meetings from December.
Originally from
South Africa
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, Dr de Gruchy was previously DPH in Haringey in
London
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, serving as vice president of ADPH in that time, and deputy DPH in
Nottingham
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. Early in her career she wrote about the ethical challenges of health systems under apartheid.
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