Maggie Rae

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Margaret Mary Rae CBE is a British sociologist, Professor, President of the Epidemiology and Public Health section of the Royal Society of Medicine and Ex President of the Faculty of Public Health. She leads the South West Academy of Population and Public Health for Health Education England.

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Research and career

Rae is interested in health inequality, sustainable development and standards in public health. [1] [2] She worked as Corporate Director and Director of Public Health for Wiltshire Council. [3]

As President of the Faculty of Public Health Rae worked on improving access to community pharmacies, which she believed would reduce health inequalities. [4] She led the United Kingdom through the COVID-19 pandemic, and worked to improve global access to vaccines. [5] [6] In 2020 the UK Government decided to overhaul Public Health England, and spent a transferring the health protection functions to the UK Health Security Agency. She argued that funding should be directed toward public health interventions led by local authorities, and that provision should be joined up nationally to improve public health and avoid silos. [2]

Rae was made President of the RSM Epidemiology and Public Health Section in 2022. She runs public health training for South West England. [7] She was made a trustee of the Royal Society for Public Health. [8] She was part of the team appointed to lead an independent review of Jersey's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]

She was appointed a Commander of the Order of British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours, for services to Public Health and to Public Health Standards. [10] [11]

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  2. 1 2 "Being heard: affecting public health". The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  3. ↑ "Council's £148k-a-year health boss leaves job after months signed off". Salisbury Journal. 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
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  5. ↑ "Professor Maggie Rae Epidemiology public health". www.rsm.ac.uk. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  6. ↑ Limited (http://www.arkom.co.uk), Arkom. "FPH President Professor Maggie Rae reacts to today's announcement of a new National Institute for Health Protection". Faculty of Public Health. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  7. ↑ "Professor Maggie Rae". www.rsm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  8. ↑ RSPH. "RSPH appoints new Chair and trustees as it launches five-year strategy to address UK's critical public health challenges". www.rsph.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  9. ↑ Express, Bailiwick. "Chair appointed to lead £500k independent covid inquiry". Bailiwick Express Jersey. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
  10. ↑ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N11.
  11. ↑ "NHS England — South West » NHS South West health leaders receive awards in NHS Year's Honours". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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