Anna van der Gaag

Anna Danielle van der Gaag CBE is a speech and language therapist and academic. She is Visiting Professor in Ethics and Regulation at the University of Surrey and Former Chair of the Health and Care Professions Council.[1]

Anna van der Gaag

CBE FRCSLT
Occupation
  • Speech Therapist
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
ThesisEvaluating the communication skills of adults with learning disabilities (2000)
Academic work
Institutions
  • University of Strathclyde
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Oxford
  • University of Surrey
  • Health and Care Professions Council
  • Gambling Commission

Career

van der Gaag taught at the University of Strathclyde, was a senior researcher at the University of Oxford and at the Queen Margaret University. From 2006-2008 she was a member of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. From 2006-2015 she was Chair of the Health and Care Professions Council.[1]

In 2019 she was appointed chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board.[2]

Awards

van der Gaag was awarded an honorary degree from Birmingham City University.[3] She was awarded a CBE in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to Health and Care.[4]

Select publications
  • van der Gaag, A. 1988. The communication assessment profile for adults with a mental handicap. London, Speech Profiles.
  • van der Gaag, A. and Dormandy, K. 1993. Communication and learning disabilities: new map of an old country. London, Whurr publishers.
  • van der Gaag, A. 1999. The early communication audit manual : a talking toolkit. London, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
  • van der Gaag, A. 2004. CASP : the communication assessment profile. Glasgow, Speech Profiles.
  • Anderson, C. and van der Gaag, A. 2005. Speech and language therapy: issues in professional practice
gollark: _is tempted to steal name_
gollark: Given that that's a chicken and a Z-code it's probably quite valuable.
gollark: (charset of 62 characters - 0-9 a-z A-Z - and two of those are z and Z - so 2/62 simplifying to 1 / 31)
gollark: As in "has z/Z at start of code".
gollark: 1 in 31 dragons are Z-coded, I think.

References
  1. "Anna van der Gaag, Biography". University of Surrey. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. "Gambling Commission appoints Dr Anna van der Gaag as Chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board". Gambling Commission. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. "Chair of the Health and Care Professions Council to be honoured at University awards ceremony". Birmingham City University. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. "New Year Honours 2015: Marina Warner and Nigel Thrift among those recognised". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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