Maureen Baker (doctor)

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Maureen Baker

CBE FRCGP
Born (1958-09-20) 20 September 1958 (age 65)
Motherwell, Scotland
Nationality Scottish
Education University of Dundee
University of Nottingham
Occupation General practitioner
Known forformer Chair of Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners

Maureen Baker CBE FRCGP (born 20 September 1958) is a Scottish medical doctor who was Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from 2013 to 2016. [1] She was previously Honorary Secretary of the RCGP from 1999 to 2009.

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Early life and education

Baker was born in Motherwell on 20 September 1958. Her parents were 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

From 1985 to 2000, she worked as a general practitioner in Lincoln. [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]

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). [5] [6] [7]

She is now Chair of the Professional Record Standards Body. [8]

Royal College positions

She was elected as Honorary Secretary of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) in 1999. In May 2013 she was elected as chair of the RCGP Council, taking up the position in November 2013. [9] 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. [10] Her term as Council Chair ended in November 2016, when she was succeeded as Chair by Helen Stokes-Lampard. [11]

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. [12]

In 2009, she received the RCGP Foundation Council Award for meritorious services to general practice. [13]

Personal life

In 1984, she married Peter Baker. They have two daughters, Carolyn and Elena.

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  2. 1 2 3 "People of Today: Profile page: Maureen Baker". Debrett's . Retrieved 9 August 2015.
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  4. ↑ "RCGP Leadership Team". Royal College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "HSJ100 2013 The annual list of the most influential people in health". Health Service Journal . 11 December 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "HSJ100 2015". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "HSJ Clinical leaders" (PDF). Health Service Journal. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "'Why we need set standards', explains PRSB chair Maureen Baker". Digital Health. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "New Chair-elect for RCGP". Royal College of General Practitioners (Press release). 10 May 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ↑ Cooper, Charlie (21 December 2014). "Britain's GP black holes: The North is running out of family doctors, figures show" . The Independent . Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  11. ↑ Matthews-King, Alex (1 July 2016). "Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard elected next RCGP chair". Pulse . Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Medical safety experts honoured". BBC News. 31 December 2003.
  13. ↑ Robinson, Stephen (10 May 2013). "RCGP announces new chair". GP magazine . Retrieved 11 May 2014.
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