Catherine Calderwood

Catherine Calderwood MA Cantab MRCOG MBChB FRCP (Edin) is the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland.

Education

Calderwood studied at the University of Cambridge, before graduating with her medical qualification from the University of Glasgow.<ref name="BBC Feb2015”>"Dr Catherine Calderwood named new chief medical officer". BBC News (BBC). 27 February 2015.</ref>

Career

In her clinical role, Calderwood works as a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology in NHS Lothian. She has a special interests in maternal medicine, obstetric ultrasonography and high risk pregnancy.[1]

In March 2013, as the Scottish Government’s senior medical officer for women’s and children’s health, she helped launch Maternity Care Quality Improvement Collaborative.[2]

Calderwood is NHS England's national clinical director for maternity and women’s health[3] and in this role she promoted the first friends and family test in 2014.[4]

She is an expert panel member on the Morecambe Bay Investigation, commissioned by the Department of Health to look into the maternity and neonatal services at Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust between January 2004 and June 2013.[5]

Calderwood was Acting Deputy Chief Medical Officer in Scotland, supporting Dr Aileen Keil who had been Acting Chief Medical Officer of Scotland from April 2014 following the retirement of Sir Harry Burns from the post in April 2014.

Calderwood is a Member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and is an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.[6]

In February 2015, Calderwood was announced as the new Chief Medical Officer of Scotland, succeeding Sir Harry Burns.

She has three children.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Freeman, Tom (27 February 2015). "Women’s health expert is Scotland’s new Chief Medical Officer". Holyrood (magazine). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Buckland, Lyndsay (7 March 2013). "Never too late to quit smoking, pregnant women told". The Scotsman (Johnston Press). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "About us: Who’s who- the NHS England board: National Clinical Directors". NHS England. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Calderwood, Catherine (30 January 2014). "Patient feedback will help improve maternity services". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Morecambe Bay Investigation: Our governance". UK Government. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "New Chief Medical officer" (Press release). Scottish Government. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.