Clare Gerada Biography
Dr Clare Gerada is a London-based GP and Chair
of Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners, as such
she is also the lead-spokesperson for the RCGP on various policy
issues.
Dr Clare Gerada has held a number of local and national
leadership positions, including Director of Primary Care for the
National Clinical Governance Team and Senior Medical Advisor to the
Department of Health. She is Medical Director of the PHP Programme
and has published a number of academic papers, articles, books and
chapters.
Dr Gerada has been a GP since 1992, when she became a partner
for the Hurley Clinic in South London. The practice started life in
1969 – and remains on its current site – on the ground floor of a
19-storey housing estate in Lambeth.
Dr Gerada has a long involvement with the RCGP; she was previously
Vice Chair of College Council and immediate past Chair of the
Ethics Committee. She established the RCGP’s groundbreaking
Substance Misuse Unit and also led on the strategic and logistical
delivery of the RCGP Annual National Conference.
Prior to general practice, she worked in psychiatry at the
Maudsley Hospital in South London, specialising in substance
misuse. She has been awarded an MBE for services to medicine and
substance misuse.
RCGP Chair's Priorities 2010-2013
View Dr Clare Gerada's priorities for her
three year tenure
Principal Responsibilities
The Chair of Council provides the political, academic and
governance overview leadership of the RCGP. The Chair promotes the
College’s stance on key academic issues and builds relationships
with organisations and institutions involved in medicine / general
practice. The Chair guides College policy, approves press
communications, represents the College in all policy-making
meetings and discussions, and ensures that Council’s decisions are
implemented and achieved.
More information 
the RCGP Chair of Council is Elected by ballot of RCGP Council
members. The term of office is for three years. The RCGP also has a
President, Dr Iona Heath, who is the constitutional head of the
RCGP, representing the College on all formal and state occasions,
and acting as an ambassador for the College, its members and
general practice as a discipline.