Patrick Robert Carter, Baron Carter of Coles (born 9 February 1946) was chairman of the review panel examining the future of

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pathology (reported in 2016). He reviewed the procurement of

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and

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(reported in 2006), and was chair of

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until September 2006. He co-founded private nursing home company Westminster Health Care in 1985 with Martin Bradford. He was educated at

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. Carter was made a

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as Baron Carter of Coles, ''of

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in the County of Hertfordshire'' on the advice of

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on 8 June 2004. He takes the

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whip. At the request of the Government of the day Carter made significant positive interventions in some of the UK's major sports projects and events. In particular he played a lead role in resolving the funding issues surrounding the hosting of the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games, and was the lead facilitator in the resolution of the major financial dispute between Multiplex Construction UK Ltd and Wembley National Stadium Ltd, when the stadium was redeveloped prior to re-opening in 2007. In his review of NHS spending, Carter argued that the NHS in England could save £5bn a year through better staff organisation and an improved approach to purchasing. Carter was educated at Brentwood School where he was a contemporary of politician Jack Straw. In his autobiography Straw describes Carter as his closest friend. (Last Man Standing p49) Carter was president of McKesson corporation's International Operations Group and was responsible for the businesses' product portfolio. He was reckoned by the

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to be the ninth most influential person in the English NHS in 2015. He chairs the board of

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References

External links

Lord Carter's Review of Legal Aid ProcurementLord Carter's bio on the Official House of Lords websiteLord Carter of Coles
entry on

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Carter, Patrick Robert People educated at Brentwood School, Essex Carter, Patrick Robert Carter of Coles, Patrick Carter, Baron Alumni of Hatfield College, Durham Life peers created by Elizabeth II {{Life-peer-stub