Helen Stokes-Lampard
Helen Jayne Stokes-Lampard FRCGP (born October 1970) is a British medical academic and a general practitioner. She is Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) a GP Principal and Chair of the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP). She was Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) from November 2016 to November 2019. She is also a Professor of GP Education at Birmingham University and a visiting Chair at St George's Medical School in London. She has a particular interest in women's health.
Helen Stokes-Lampard | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1970 |
| Education | St George's Hospital Medical School University of Birmingham |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Chair of the RCGP |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Doctor |
| Field | General Practitioner |
| Research | Women's health |
Early life
Helen Stokes-Lampard was born in October 1970,[1] the daughter of a headmaster. She grew up in Swansea, South Wales.[2] She qualified in Medicine from St George's Hospital Medical School, London in 1996 where she was President of the Students' Union.[3]
Career
As part of her role at the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and the National Academy for Social Prescribing, Professor Stokes-Lampard has a consistently high media profile with over 25,000 in both broadcast and print media. She sits on many national committees which help shape the medical workforce, doctors’ training and national emergency pressures.
She began working at the University of Birmingham's Department of Primary Care in 2000, while she was a GP registrar.[3] She gained a PhD in 2009.[3][4] The subject of her PhD was 'Variation in NHS Utilisation of Vault Cytology Tests in Women post-hysterectomy. Her diverse research interests have spanned gynaecological cancer screening, all aspects of women's health, epidemiology and data linkage studies.
She is a GP partner, practising at the Westgate Medical Practice in Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Prior to training as a GP, she worked in Obstetrics and Gynaecology for several years and this experience shaped her clinical and academic aspirations. She was a personal mentor for doctors in difficulty in the Midlands until 2016, a scheme supported by the West Midlands Deanery and RCGP Midland Faculty.
In 2012 she became the RCGP's first female honorary treasurer.[2] She was also a Governor at the Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, until October 2017.[5]
Stokes-Lampard was also the Head of Primary Care (undergraduate) in the Medical School of the University of Birmingham until becoming RCGP Chair.
In 2016 in her first year as Chair of the RCGP she led policy papers on sexual and reproductive health - Time to Act[6] and the College's first annual assessment of the GP Forward View[7] She has spoken publicly about the adverse impacts of social isolation and loneliness on the health of the population and how it is akin to a long-term chronic condition.[8] Her term of office as Chair of the RCGP Council ended in November 2019.She was succeeded by Professor Alistair Marshall.
References
- "Helen Jayne STOKES-LAMPARD - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.
- Cooper, Charlie (4 October 2012). "Interview: The new face of RCGP finance". GP magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "Clinical Sciences: Helen Stokes-Lampard". University of Birmingham. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- Stokes-Lampard, Helen Jayne (2009). Variation in NHS utilisation of vault cytology tests in women post-hysterectomy (Ph.D.). University of Birmingham. OCLC 911160284. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- "Meet our governors". www.bwnft.nhs.uk. Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- "Sexual and Reproductive Health". www.rcgp.org.uk.
- "General Practice Forward View Annual Assessment Year 2". www.rcgp.org.uk.
- "Helen's annual conference speech". www.rcgp.org.uk.
External links
- profile at the University of Birmingham