Cyril Chantler Explained

Sir Cyril Chantler
Birth Date:12 May 1939
Nationality:British
Field:paediatric Nephrology
Known For:Measuring glomerular function in children, Chantler Review
Prizes:GBE, Kt

Sir Cyril Chantler (born 12 May 1939)[1] [2] is a British paediatric nephrologist. Chantler was notable for devising a method with Norman Veale of measuring glomerular function in children and later researched diet and growth failure in children with renal impairment.[3] [4] Chantler was most notable for holding an independent review of public health evidence for standardised tobacco packaging that later became known as the Chantler Review that led to standardised packaging for tobacco and cigarette packets.[5]

Life

Chantler was educated at Wrekin College between 1952 and 1957.[6]

Career

From 1971 to 1972, Chantler spent a year working at Institute of Child Health at Great Ormond Street, working in the department of Immunology run by John Soothill.[7] In 1972, Chantler was appointed to a position at Guy's Hospital,[7] before working for a year in the US, working with Paediatric Nephrologist Malcolm Holliday, at the University of California, San Francisco studying growth in rats with chronic renal failure,[7] before returning in 1973 to continue working at Guys under Stewart Cameron.[7]

From 1985 to 1988, Chantler was the General Manager of Guy's Hospital. From 1992 to 1998, Chantler was the principal of the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals.[8] From 1997 to 2000, Chantler was the pro-vice chancellor of the University of London.[9] From 2001 to 2008, Chantler was Chairman of the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children.[10] Chantler was Consultant Paediatrician at Guy's Hospital from 1971 to 2000, and Fund Professor of Paediatric Nephrology at London University, 1990–2000, and emeritus since 2001.

Chantler Review

On 28 November 2013, Chantler was asked[11] by Jane Ellison, the British Conservative Party politician, if he would be willing to review cigarette packaging and to undertake an independent review to determine whether standardised packaging would be beneficial to the public good.[12] Chantler accepted the role. Ellison wrote to him on 27 November 2013 to define the Terms of Reference.[13] On 29 November, Chantler accepted the role, with a reply to Jane Ellison, stating he did not have any conflict of interests.[14] A Terms of References method were defined to focus exclusively on the public health aspects of cigarette packet packaging and were to exclude legal issues, such as competition, trade marking, or freedom of choice. An economic investigation was also expressly forbidden. The Terms also defined the methods available to submit research.[15]

In April 2014, Chantler produced the published report.[16] In his conclusions, Chantler stated that it could not be proven conclusively that standardised cigarette packaging would reduce smoking, and that a large scale trial of such packaging would prove beneficial of such a trial would be difficult due to the number of actors, making it difficult to control. Chantler's most notable conclusion was that there was sufficient evidence to support standard packaging and tobacco control measures, that over time would return a modest reduction in the number of people smoking, particularly amongst children and young people.[17]

Chantler stated of the report, that he was persuaded that branded packaging plays an important role in encouraging young people to smoke, and that he was not convinced by the tobacco industries response that plain cigarette packages would increase smoking uptake.[18]

Societies

Awards and honours

He was knighted in 1996 and was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for "services to leadership in healthcare".[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sir Cyril Chantler Authorised Biography – Debrett’s People of Today . Debretts.com . 1939-12-05 . 2013-11-29.
  2. Web site: Who's Who . Ukwhoswho.com . 2013-11-29.
  3. Web site: Professor Sir Cyril Chantler. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 21 December 2017. 2 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Prof. Sir Cyril Chantler. All Party-Parliamentary Health Group. Policy Connect. 21 December 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222052020/http://www.healthinparliament.org.uk/people/prof-sir-cyril-chantler. 22 December 2017. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Chantler review paves way for standardised tobacco packs . Cancer Research Uk . Cancer Research UK . 26 September 2018 . 3 April 2014 . 26 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180926205553/https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-us/cancer-news/news-report/2014-04-03-chantler-review-paves-way-for-standardised-tobacco-packs . dead .
  6. Web site: Wrekin College Foundation Annual Review 2014 . Wrekin College . Wrekin College 2018 . 2 October 2018 . Telford . 7 . pdf . 2014.
  7. Web site: White . Richard H R . THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION FORPAEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY . The Renal Association . British Association for Paediatric Nephrology . 7 October 2018 . pdf . 2003 .
  8. Web site: Prof. Sir Cyril Chantler . All-Party Parliamentary Health Group . Policy Connect 2018 . 2 October 2018.
  9. Web site: New Year Honours . King's Health Partners . King's Health Partners 2018 . 7 October 2018 . 12 January 2017.
  10. Book: Institute of Medicine. Integrative Medicine and the Health of the Public: A Summary of the February 2009 Summit. 2 October 2018. 16 November 2009. National Academies Press. 978-0-309-13901-4. 189.
  11. News: Cigarettes and plain packaging: Cameron ‘makes U-turn’ . 27 October 2018 . Channel 4 News . Channel Four Television Corporation . 28 Nov 2013 . UK Parliament.
  12. Web site: Chantler report on standardised packaging of tobacco products . gov.uk . United Kingdom Government . 27 October 2018 . Smoking . 3 April 2014.
  13. Web site: Ellison . Jane . Letter from Jane Ellison MP . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140911094344/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/Packaging-review/packaging-review-docs/ellison-letter.pdf . dead . 11 September 2014 . National Archives . Department of Health . 27 October 2018 . Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Public Health . Letter . 27 November 2013.
  14. Web site: Chantler . Cyril . Sir Cyril Chantler's response . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140911094346/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/Packaging-review/packaging-review-docs/chantler-response.pdf . dead . 11 September 2014 . National Archives UK . UCL Partners . 27 October 2018 . English . Letter . 29 November 2013.
  15. Web site: Chantler . Cyril . Method Statement . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140911094348/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/Packaging-review/packaging-review-docs/method-statement.pdf . dead . 11 September 2014 . United Kingdom National Archives . 28 October 2018 . pdf . 16 December 2013.
  16. Web site: Chantler . Cyril . Report of the independent review undertaken by Sir Cyril Chantler . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140911094224/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/health/packaging-review.aspx . dead . 2014-09-11 . United Kingdom National Archives . UK Government . 28 October 2018 . pdf . April 2014.
  17. Web site: Chantler report on standardised packaging of tobacco products . gov.uk . United Kingdom Government . 28 October 2018 . Section 6.11 . 3 April 2014.
  18. News: HSJ Live 03.04.2014 . 28 October 2018 . HSJ Live . Wilmington Healthcare Limited . 3 April 2014.
  19. Web site: Prof. Sir Cyril Chantler . All Parliamentary Health Group . Policy Connect . 28 October 2018 . People . en.
  20. News: McCracken . Andrew . Umali . Gemma . Case . Rachel . Miller . Becca . New Chairman for The King's Fund . 28 October 2018 . The Kings Fund . 11 March 2004 . Press Releases.
  21. News: McCracken . Andrew . Umali . Gemma . Case . Rachel . Miller . Becca . Sir Christopher Kelly announced as new chairman of The King's Fund. 28 October 2018 . The Kings Fund . 14 September 2010 . Press Releases.
  22. Web site: Sir Cyril Chantler - Vice President . Young Epilepsy . The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy . 27 October 2018.
  23. News: Professor Sir Cyril Chantler appointed Chairman of UCL Partners . 28 October 2018 . UCL News . University College London . 12 November 2008.
  24. Web site: New chair for UCL Partners . HSJ . Wilmington Healthcare Limited . 28 October 2018 . 17 September 2013.
  25. News: New Year’s Honours for St Catharine’s Members . 27 October 2018 . St Catherines College, Cambridge . St Catharine’s College . 4 January 2017.

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