Maureen Baker
| Dr Maureen Baker CBE FRCGP | |
|---|---|
| Born |
20 September 1958 Motherwell, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Alma mater | University of Dundee, University of Nottingham |
| Occupation | General Practioner |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Baker (married 1984) |
Maureen Baker CBE FRCGP (born 20 September 1958) is a Scottish medical doctor who was Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2013–2016.[1] She was previously Honorary Secretary of the RCGP 1999–2009.
Education
Baker was born in Motherwell on 20 September 1958 to Helen and William Murphy. She was educated at the Holy Cross High School in Hamilton.[2] After school she studied medicine at the University of Dundee, graduating with MB, ChB in 1981. She then attended the University of Nottingham, obtaining a DM.[2]
Career
She worked as a general practitioner (GP) in Lincoln from 1985−2000.[2] Early in her career, she was involved with teaching.[3]
She joined Connecting for Health in 2007. She is Clinical Director for Patient Safety at the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC).[4]
College positions
She was first elected as Honorary Secretary of the RCGP in 1999.
In May 2013 she was elected as chair of the RCGP council, taking up the position in November 2013.[5]
In December 2013 the Health Service Journal listed her as the 26th most powerful person in the National Health Service, in 2014 she was listed in the journal's top 100 clinical leaders and in 2015 she was as the 39th most influential person in NHS (England).[6][7][8]
During her term as chair of RCGP council, she often articulated problems affecting General Practice, acknowledging that some of these problems have been attributed to the "pull of London and the South-east". She has commented on the need to be able to improve the distribution of the medical workforce, suggesting that reasonable incentives might help attract doctors to some areas.[9]
Her term as Council Chair ended in November 2016, when she was succeeded as Chair by Helen Stokes-Lampard.[10]
Awards and honours
She was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2004 New Year Honours for services to medicine.[11]
In 2009, she received the RCGP Foundation Council Award for meritorious services to general practice.[12]
Personal life
She married Peter Baker in 1984, they have two daughters.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Who's Who". www.ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
- 1 2 3 "People of Today: Profile page: Maureen Baker". Debrett's. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ Morris, Kirsten (5 February 2015). "21st century general practice. Things are going to get better". Student BMJ. 23: h318. doi:10.1136/sbmj.h318.
- ↑ "RCGP Leadership Team". Royal College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "New Chair-elect for RCGP". Royal College of General Practitioners (Press release). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ↑ "HSJ100 2013 The annual list of the most influential people in health". Health Service Journal. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ↑ "HSJ100 2015". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "HSJ Clinical leaders" (PDF). Health Service Journal. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ Cooper, Charlie (21 December 2014). "Britain's GP black holes: The North is running out of family doctors, figures show". The Independent. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ↑ Matthews-King, Alex (1 July 2016). "Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard elected next RCGP chair". Pulse. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Medical safety experts honoured". BBC News. 31 December 2003.
- ↑ Robinson, Stephen (10 May 2013). "RCGP announces new chair". GP magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2014.