Regulating doctors, ensuring good medical practice

Interests of Council members

Professor Sir Peter Rubin (GMC Ref No: 1743089), Chair

Organisation  Position 
University of Nottingham Professor of Therapeutics  
Nottingham University Hospitals Hon Consultant Physician  
Royal College of Physicians (London)    Fellow  
Association of Physicians Member    
Medical Protection Society   Member  
BMA   Member
Royal College of GPs  Honorary Fellow   
Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) Honorary Fellow   
Medico-legal Consultancy      

The Chair's partner Professor Lindsey Davies is President of the Faculty of Public Health (she took up the three year post on 1 July 2010). Since 2002 Professor Davies has been an Education Visitor for the GMC's Quality Assurance of Basic Medical Education programme.

Dr Shree Datta (GMC Ref No: 6076715)

Organisation Position
British Medical Association Director

Lady Christine Eames

No interests to report.

Professor Michael Farthing (GMC Ref No: 1570249)

Organisation Position
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust Non-Executive Director
United European Gastroenterology Federation President elect
UK Research Integrity Office Vice Chair

Baroness Helene Hayman

Organisation Position
Sabin Vaccine Institute (USA Charity) Trustee
All Party Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical diseases Vice Chair

Professor the Lord Ajay Kakkar (GMC Ref No: 3291900)

Organisation Position
University College London (UCL) Professor of Surgery
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust(UCLH) Consultant Surgeon
University College London Partners (UCLP) Chairman for Clinical Quality
Thrombosis Research Institute (TRI) Director
Royal College of Surgeons Fellow
Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh Fellow
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (ASGBI) Member
Society of Academic and Research Surgeons (SARS) Member
Medical Defence Union (MDU) Member
Health Honours Committee Member 
House of Lords Member

Occasional scientific and advisory consulting work and honoraria in the field of thrombosis research: Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Healthcare, Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo Inc, Eisai Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc, Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals

Professor Deirdre Kelly (GMC Ref No: 2598565)

Organisation Position
Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Paediatrician
Academic/private/legal practice Self employed
Novartis/Roche/Sanofi Pasteur/Astellas Consultant/Advisory Board Member on the design of clinical trials in children/standards of formulation for immuno-suppression and therapy of viral hepatitis
Roche, Novartis, Gliead, Bristol Myers Squibb, Astellas, Schering Plough, Lumena Pharma, Jannsen Pharma, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Vertex Pharma, Sanofi Pasteur The Liver Unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital receives grants/payment of trial expenses for clinical trials in children with viral hepatitis and/or immunosuppression
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Member/Fellow
American Gastroenterological Association Member/Fellow
American Society of Transplantation Member/Fellow
British Association for the Study of the Liver Member/Fellow
British Transplantation Society Member/Fellow
British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Member/Fellow 
British Viral Hepatitis Group  Member/Fellow 
European Association for the Study of Liver  Member/Fellow 
European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition  Member/Fellow 
International Paediatric Transplant Association  Member/Fellow 
Royal College of Physicians  Member/Fellow 
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health  Member/Fellow 
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland  Member/Fellow 
Children’s Congenital Hearth Services Clinical Implementation Advisory Group (from June 2012)  Chairman
Care Quality Commission (from October 2008 – January 2013)  Commissioner 
NICE Hepatitis B&C Programme Development Group (from January 2011 – September 2012)  Member 
Liver Alliance (from Dec 2011)  Member 

National Liver Disease Strategy Workstream Groups:

  • Clinical Advisory Group
  • Service Workforce and Configuration Group
  • Viral Hepatitis Cross Cutting Group
    (from March 2010) 
 Member
Advisory Group on Hepatitis (from March 2010)  Member 
Muscular Dystrophy Campaign – Services Development Committee (from Oct 2010)  Member 
Health Foundation (from Dec 2008)  Governor 
ACCEA West Midlands Sub Committee (from Oct 2009)  Medical Vice Chair 
Children Living with Inherited Metabolic Diseases (CLIMB – from 1999)  Medical Advisor  

Dame Suzi Leather

Organisation Position
Board of Consumer Focus Member
RCOG and RPSH Honorary fellow
Ethics Committee of RCOG Chair
Hospiscare Devon Vice President
Lankellychase Foundation Chair
United Kingdom Accreditation Service Non-executive director
Labour Party Member
Exeter University (which has a medical school) Council member and member of their Ethics Committee

Brother, sister, sister in law and a daughter are all practising doctors. 

Professor Jim McKillop (GMC Ref No: 1328765)

Organisation Position
Royal College of Physicians London Fellow
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow 
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow
Royal College of Radiologists Fellow
Academy of Medical Educators Honorary Fellow
Scottish Deans Medical Education Group Former Chair 
Board for Academic Medicine (Scotland) Member 
British Polio Fellowship Chair of Expert Advisory Panel 
Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and Other Health Professions Member
University of Orebro, Sweden  Honorary Doctorate 
International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur  Member, Professional Education Advisory Committee 
St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral, Glasgow  Vestry Secretary 

Dame Denise Platt

Organisation Position
Committee on Standards in Public Life Member
NSPCC Trustee
Lloyds TSB Foundation Trustee
NAT (National AIDS Trust) Chair
School of Social Care Research Member, Advisory Board
Commission on Assisted Dying Member 2010 - 2012

Mrs Enid Rowlands

Organisation Position
Victim Support Chair
Consumer Focus Non-executive Board Member
Information Commissioners Office Non-executive Director
National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) Trustee
Solicitors Regulatory Authority (1st January 2013) Non-executive Board Member
BUPA Association Member

Mrs Enid Rowland's husband Huw Vaughan Thomas is Auditor General for Wales (he took up the post on 1 October 2010).

Dr Hamish Wilson

Organisation Position
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Vice Chair and Non-executive Board Member
Scottish Dental Practice Board Lay Member
Royal College of General Practitioners Honorary Fellow
Business Committee of the General Council of the University of Aberdeen Member
Scottish Advisory Board of Marie Curie Cancer Care Member