Chaand Nagpaul CBE is a British doctor who works as a general practitioner and was Chair of the Council of the British Medical Association from 2017 to 2022.[1][2] Nagpaul took over as chair from Mark Porter in June 2017.
Early life
editNagpaul was born in Kenya to Indian parents, and moved to England at a young age.[3] He commenced medical undergraduate studies in October 1979 at St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, qualifying with MBBS degree in 1985 with full registration with GMC in 1986.[4]
Medical career
editNagpaul has been a general practitioner in Stanmore since 1990. He was inspired to become a GP when he attended a practice in inner London while a medical student,[5] although this was not his initial field, having worked for 5 years in various hospital posts after qualifying.
He has held many offices in the BMA; having been a Local Medical Committee (LMC) member for over 20 years and vice-chair for the 12 years. He is a BMA Council member, a member of its Political Board, and GPC member on the BMA Public Health Committee and Consultants Committee, as well as being Honorary Secretary of his local BMA Division.
In April 2016, he was re-elected to the council of the Council of the BMA.[6]
He has been prominent in defending the profession against government policies, as the principal spokesperson for UK general practitioners. He said in August 2013 that Ministers must realise their mistakes and begin to see GPs as the solution to their problems, rather than the cause.[7]
Nagpaul became Chair of the Council of the BMA in June 2017, succeeding Mark Porter.[8]
Honours and awards
editNagpaul is a fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners.[9]
The Health Service Journal included him in several features, listing him as the 25th most powerful person in the English NHS in December 2013[10] and in the list of their 100 top clinical leaders in 2014.[11]
He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2015 Birthday Honours for services to primary care.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Leadership at the BMA". The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "BMA elects new Chair of Council - BMA media centre - BMA". The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ Patterson, Chris (12 June 2020). "From Thatcher to Covid". The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK.
- ^ "The medical register".
- ^ "Debrett's 500: Dr Chaand Nagpaul". Debrett's. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Roberts, Neil (15 April 2016). "Former RCGP chair Dr Clare Gerada among doctors elected to BMA council". GP Online. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Roberts, Neil (2 August 2013). "Interview: Dr Chaand Nagpaul wants to restore GPs' sense of pride". GP magazine. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ Roberts, Neil (2 June 2017). "GPC chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul elected to lead BMA". GP Online. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "About us: Leadership at the BMA: Biography Chaand Nagpaul". British Medical Association. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "HSJ100 2013 The annual list of the most influential people in health". Health Service Journal. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ "HSJ Clinical leaders" (PDF). Health Service Journal. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ "Queen's birthday honours list 2015: GCB, DBE and CBE". The Guardian. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
External links
edit- biography at British Medical Association