Martin Marshall Explained

Martin Marshall (born 2 September 1961) is a British medical academic and a general practitioner. He was chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from 2019 until 2022.[1] He works as a GP in Newham, East London.[2]

Career

He was appointed as a deputy Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England in March 2006,[3] In late 2007 he left this post and was director of clinical quality of the Health Foundation.[4]

In October 2016 he was elected as the RCGP's Vice Chair for External Affairs.[5] In July 2019, he became the Chair elect of the RCGP council, to succeed Helen Stokes-Lampard.[6] In November 2019 he took up role of Chair of RCGP for a three year term.[7] He also holds a Professorship in Health Care Improvement at University College London.[8]

Marshall was also a 1998-1999 Harkness Fellow, spending a year researching health policy in the United States.[9]

Awards and honours

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to healthcare in the 2005 Birthday Honours.[10]

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.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RCGP chair steps down from position . Practice Business . 4 September 2023.
  2. News: RCGP elects east London GP Professor Martin Marshall as new Chair . . 12 July 2019 . 14 July 2019.
  3. News: Society: Ins and outs . . 22 March 2006 . 14 July 2019.
  4. A. . O’Dowd . . 336 . 7636 . 114–115 . 10.1136/bmj.39458.596238.DB . 18202053 . 17 January 2008. 2206282 .
  5. Professor Martin Marshall elected new College Vice Chair . . 14 October 2016 . 14 July 2019.
  6. News: Professor Martin Marshall named as new RCGP chair . Eleanor . Philpotts . . 12 July 2019 . 14 July 2019.
  7. News: Martin Marshall: GPs need to do less, but it's not what patients want to hear . Denis . Campbell . . 26 November 2019. 30 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Prof Martin Marshall. iris.ucl.ac.uk. 12 October 2019.
  9. Web site: Martin Marshall Commonwealth Fund. www.commonwealthfund.org. en. 12 October 2019.
  10. News: Birthday Honours: DBE; CBE . . 11 June 2005 . 14 July 2019.
  11. Web site: Previous Award Winners. www.rcgp.org.uk. 12 October 2019.