Iona Heath

Iona Caroline Heath CBE FRCGP is an English medical doctor and writer who was president of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2009–2012.

Career

Heath graduated from Cambridge University in 1974.[1] She worked as a GP in Kentish Town in London from 1975 to 2010.[2][3]

She was first elected a member of RCGP's council in 1989.[1] In June 2009 she was elected President of the RCGP.[4] She was on the WONCA World council of general practice.

In 2014 she chaired a panel looking into the side-effects of statins.[5][6]

Honours

She was made Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to the Care of Elderly People.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Mystery of General Practice" (PDF). The Nuffield Trust. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Philip, Keir (15 Jun 2011). "Seeing people in their own clothes". Student BMJ. 19: d3338.
  3. ↑ "Iona Heath: Not keen on posh boys". BMJ. 348: g1286. 4 February 2014. doi:10.1136/bmj.g1286.
  4. ↑ Iacobucci, Gareth (2 June 2009). "Veteran GP campaigner wins RCGP presidency battle". Pulse. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "2014 Power 50: 46:". Pulse. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Gallagher, James (2 August 2014). "BMJ 'right' in statins claims row". BBC News.
  7. ↑ "DBE, KBE, CBE civil". BBC News. 31 December 1999.
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