Martin Marshall (born 2 September 1961) is a British medical academic and a
general practitioner. He is chair of the
Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the professional body for general (medical) practitioners (GPs/ Family Physicians/ Primary Care Physicians) in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including ...
(RCGP). He works as a GP in
Newham
The London Borough of Newham is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It covers an area previously administered by the Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, authorities that were both abolished by the ...
, East London.
Career
He was appointed as a deputy
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England in March 2006, In late 2007 he left this post and was director of clinical quality of the
Health Foundation
The Health Foundation is an independent charity for health care for people in the UK.
The organisation’s aim is a healthier population, supported by high quality health care that can be equitably accessed. Its programs include making grants to ...
.
In October 2016 he was elected as the RCGP's Vice Chair for External Affairs. In July 2019, he became the Chair elect of the RCGP council, to succeed
Helen Stokes-Lampard. In November 2019 he took up role of Chair of RCGP for a three year term. He also holds a Professorship in Health Care Improvement at
University College London
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Marshall was also a 1998-1999
Harkness Fellow
The Harkness Fellowship (previously known as the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship) is a program run by the Commonwealth Fund of New York City. This fellowship was established to reciprocate the Rhodes Scholarships and enable Fellows from several coun ...
, spending a year researching health policy in the United States.
Awards and honours
He was appointed a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(CBE) for services to healthcare in the
2005 Birthday Honours.
He received the John Fry Award and the James MacKenzie Award, from the Royal College of General Practitioners for contribution to research, in 2005 and 2008 respectively.
References
External links
profileat Nuffield Trust
profileat Institutional Research Information Service
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1961 births
Living people
Alumni of University College London
Alumni of the University of Exeter
20th-century English medical doctors
21st-century English medical doctors
British general practitioners
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
Academics of University College London
Harkness Fellows