David Haslam

David Haslam is a writer and a doctor. Having practised as a General Practitioner for over 35 years, he also became chair of NICE, president of the Royal College of GPs, and president of the British Medical Association. He has written 13 books, over 2000 articles and papers for the medical and lay press, and has been invited to speak at conferences in 33 different countries. in 2014 he was named by Debretts and the Sunday Times as one of the 500 most influential and inspirational people in the United Kingdom. He was Knighted for Services to NHS Leadership in 2018, and he lives in Dorset.