Chief Medical Officers (United Kingdom)

In the United Kingdom, the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the most senior government advisor on health matters. There are four CMOs in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments: Her Majesty's Government (CMO for England and medical adviser to the United Kingdom government), the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government[1] and the Welsh Government. Each CMO is assisted by one or more Deputy Chief Medical Officers, and complemented by a Chief Nursing Officer.

The Chief Medical Officer is a qualified medical doctor whose medical speciality traditionally was public health medicine, and whose work focused on the health of communities rather than health of individuals. More recently, some appointees have been senior clinicians without training in public health medicine. In the UK, the CMO is one of the chief professional officers who advise the government in their respective health and social care disciplines.[2]

Chief Medical Officers for England
Further information: National Health Service (England)

The historic post was created in Victorian times to help to prevent cholera and other epidemics.[3] In 1969, the post of Chief Medical Officer for Wales was created, and prior to this both England and Wales were covered by the post of Chief Medical Officer of England and Wales.[4]

Chief Medical Officers for Scotland
Further information: NHS Scotland

Through various reorganisations, the CMOs for Scotland has been the chief medical officer in the Local Government Board for Scotland, Scottish Board of Health, Department of Health for Scotland, the Scottish Home and Health Department, the Scottish Executive Health Department and now the Scottish Government:[4]

  • J. B. McLintock (1894–1898)
  • James Burn Russell (1898–1904)[8][9][10][11][12]
  • Sir Leslie Mackenzie (1904–1929)
  • J. P. Kinloch (1929–1932)
  • J. L. Brownlie (1932–1937)
  • J. M. Mackintosh (1937–1941)
  • Sir Andrew Davidson (1941–1954)
  • Sir Kenneth Cowan (1954–1964)
  • Sir John Brotherston (1964–1977)
  • Sir John Reid (1977–1985)
  • Dr Iain Macdonald (1985–1989)
  • Prof. Sir Kenneth Calman (1989–1991)
  • Dr Robert Kendell (1991–1996)
  • Prof. Sir David Carter (1996–2000)
  • Dr Ernest Macalpine ("Mac") Armstrong (2000–2005)
  • Prof. Sir Harry Burns (2005–2014)[13]
  • Prof. Aileen Keel (2014–2015; acting)
  • Dr Catherine Calderwood (2015–2020)
  • Dr Gregor Smith (2020–present; acting)

Chief Medical Officers for Wales
Further information: NHS Wales

The Welsh post[14] was created in 1969. Prior to this there was one post for both England and Wales, the Chief Medical Officer for England and Wales.[4]

  • Dr Richard Bevan (1969–1977)
  • Prof. Gareth Crompton (1978–1989)
  • Dame Deirdre Hine (1990–1997)
  • Dr Ruth Hall (1997–2005)
  • Dr David Salter (Jul 2005–Apr 2006; acting)
  • Dr Tony Jewell (18 Apr 2006–2012)
  • Dr Ruth Hussey (2012–2016)
  • Dr Chris Jones (Mar–Jul 2016; acting)
  • Dr Frank Atherton (1 Aug 2016 – present)

Chief Medical Officers for Northern Ireland
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  • Dr William Richard Dawson (1922–1929) Chief Medical Officer of Ministry of Home Affairs, Northern Ireland.[15]
  • Dr Frank F Main (1954–1968)
  • Dr Thomas Terence Baird (1973–1978)[16]
  • Dr Bob Weir (1978–1986)[17]
  • Dr James McKenna (1988–1995)[16]
  • Dr Henrietta Campbell (1995–2006)
  • Dr Michael McBride (2006–present)
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See also

References
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  2. "Chief professional officers". Department of Health (UK). Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. "Chief Medical Officer: biography". Department of Health, United Kingdom. 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2007.
  4. Warren, Michael D. "A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain 1066–1999" (PDF). Royal College of Physicians of England. pp. 302–304. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  5. "The Senior Team". Department of Health. 12 March 2010.
  6. "Professor Dame Sally C Davies". Department of Health. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  7. "New chief medical officer appointed". GOV.UK. Department of Health and Social Care. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  8. "James B Russell". theglasgowstory.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  9. "James Burn Russell". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  10. "Public health administration in Glasgow; a memorial volume of the writings of James Burn Russell. Edited by A.K. Chalmers". Hathi Trust Digital Library. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  11. "EDNA ROBERTSON, Glasgow's Doctor: James Burn Russell, 1837-1904 (review)". euppublishing.com. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  12. "Glasgow's Doctor: James Burn Russell, MOH, 1837-1904 (review)". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  13. "Sir Harry Burns". The Scottish Government, Health & Community Care. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 19 June 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  14. "Health and social care: Chief Medical Officer". Welsh Government. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  15. Western Daily Press, Bristol, 30 October 1950. Bath Wills: British Medical Journal 1950 Obituary.
  16. "Four Decades of Public Health : Northern Ireland's health boards 1973 – 2009" (PDF). Publichealth.hscni.net. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  17. "The Dictionary of Ulster Biography". Newulsterbiography.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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