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Niall dickson response to lord darzi s nhs next stage review july 2008
Niall Forbes Ross Dickson CBE was until 2016 the chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council (GMC). He is the chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA).
Contents
- Niall dickson response to lord darzi s nhs next stage review july 2008
- The big questions nhs confederation ceo niall dickson talks about privatisation
- Early life
- Journalism
- Management
- References
The big questions nhs confederation ceo niall dickson talks about privatisation
Early life
He was born in Scotland and educated at Glasgow Academy, Edinburgh Academy and then studied at Edinburgh University.
Journalism
He was the editor of the Nursing Times from 1983 to 1988.
He worked at the BBC for 15 years, joining as health correspondent in 1988 and progressing to the position of social affairs editor for BBC News from 1995 to 2003. As social affairs editor he was responsible for around 80 journalists.
Management
He had been chief executive of the King's Fund from 2004 to 2009.
In January 2010, he was appointed as chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council. He took up the post of chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) in 2014, for a three-year term of office.
Dickson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to patient safety.