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Derek Bell

Physician

Derek Bell was Professor of Acute Medicine at Imperial College London and continues to be an emeritus Professor. He has been a Consultant Physician at Central Middles Hospital, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and most recently at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Derek Bell (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

About

Appointed as the joint chair of two NHS Trusts in 2021. His initial leadership saw him and others receive parliamentary criticism. Professor Bell was the director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CLAHRC for Northwest London. He was President (2014 - 2020) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, elected in November 2013 he took office on 1 March 2014 succeeding Neil Dewhurst. He was re-elected for a second term on 24 November 2016. He was awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Unscheduled Care and Quality Improvement.

He studied at the University of Edinburgh graduating in 1980, and was the UK's first Professor of Acute Medicine. He was elected as the inaugural President of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) in 2000, in 2013 he was awarded an Honorary Life Fellowship to SAM.

Professor Bell remains on the General Medical Council register. [1]

Professor Bell continues to play Field Hockey at International Masters Level for Scotland.

From Wikipedia’s article on Derek Bell, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Royal College of Physicians of EdinburghChair 2014 to now¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Edinburgh³

Career

Occupation: physician, researcher, university teacher.⁹

2014 to 2020Chairperson, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh⁸
Date not recordedWorked at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at Imperial College London⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Scottish Government^{4 6}
Date not recordedWorked at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine^{4 7}

Personal life

CitizenshipUnited Kingdom¹⁰

Awards

2018Officer of the Order of the British Empire¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh¹¹
Date not recordedFellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London¹¹
Date not recordedOfficer of the Order of the British Empire¹¹

Sources

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WikidataDerek Bell on Wikidata
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WikipediaDerek Bell on Wikipedia
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WikidataDerek Bell: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataDerek Bell: Worked at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, as reported
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WikidataWorked at Scottish Government, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataWorked at Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataDerek Bell: Chairperson, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, on Wikidata
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WikidataDerek Bell: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataDerek Bell: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataDerek Bell: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoyal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsDerek Bell photo by Colin Reekie, CC BY-SA 4.0