Prof Sue Atkinson, CBE's Biography

Prof Sue Atkinson, CBE's Professional Career

Career

SHO Addenbrooke's Hosp Cambridge 1975-76, registrar (paediatrics) Southmead Hosp Bristol 1976, gen paediatrics and paediatric oncology Royal Hosp for Sick Children Bristol 1977, DCH 1977, res assoc Dept of Child Health Univ of Bristol/Avon AHA 1977-79, registrar then sr registrar in public health Avon AHA 1980 and 1982-85, res fell Nat Health and MRC Unit of Epidemiology and Preventative Med Univ of Western Australia 1980-81, GP 1981-82, conslt in public health med Bristol and Western HA 1985-87, sr lectr UMDS and conslt in public health Lewisham and N Southwark HA 1987, dir of public health and serv devpt Lewisham and N Southwark HA and sr lectr UMDS 1988-91, dir of public health SE London HA 1991-93 (actg chief exec 1993), dir of health strategy/regnl dir of public health Wessex then S and W RHA 1993-94, dir of public health/med dir S Thames RHA/RO 1994-98, dir of public health/med dir London RO 1999-2006, health advsr to Mayor and GLA and regnl dir of public health (London) Dept of Health 2000-06, Dept of Health lead for London Olympics and Paralympics bid 2005-; special advsr to House of Commons Select Ctee in its examination of NHS Reforms and NHS Tsts 1991-92; Faculty of Public Health Med: memb Bd 1990-93, memb Exec Ctee 1990-93; chair Gtr London Alcohol and Drug Alliance 2006-08, memb Bd Food Standards Agency 2008-, chair Public Health Action Support Team (PHAST) 2008-; chair Ct LSHTM 2001-08 (also memb Bd), visiting prof Department of Epidemiology and Public Health UCL 2002-, non-exec dir UCLH 2007-; memb Bd Patients Assoc 1999-2001; MRCS, FFPHM 1990 (MFPHM 1985)

Prof Sue Atkinson, CBE's Publications

Books and Publications

author of numerous papers in professional jls

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