Dame Sally C. Davies, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health, UK
Dame Sally Davies is the Chief Medical Officer, advising the UK government. The CMO is the independent advisor to the Government on all medical matters, with particular responsibilities regarding Public Health. In particular, she provides professional leadership for Directors of Public Health and will lead a public health professional network for those responsible for commissioning and providing public health services.
Sally Davies led the UK delegations to the WHO Ministerial Summit in November 2004 and the WHO Forum on Health Research in November 2008. She spoke on R&D at the World Health Assembly May 2005 and is a member of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Health Research (ACHR). She also chaired the Expert Advisory Committee for the development of the WHO research strategy, endorsed by the World Health Assembly in May 2010. She is a member of the International Advisory Committee for A*STAR, Singapore and has advised many others on research strategy and evaluation including the Australian NHMRC.
In January 2009, Sally Davies was awarded a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to medicine. Her own research interests focus on Sickle Cell disease.
England Department of Health site:
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/MinistersandDepartmentLeaders/ChiefMedicalOfficer/index.htm
Best Research for Best Health Site:
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.dh.gov.uk/en/Aboutus/Researchanddevelopment/Researchanddevelopmentstrategy/DH_4127109
National Institutes for Health Research Site:
http://www.nihr.ac.uk
The Royal Society: “Uncertainty in Science” audio
http://royalsociety.org/further/uncertainty-in-science/
Sally Davies in the news:
http://news.carrentals.co.uk/nhs-and-the-military-to-share-expertise-34234358.html
http://benefits.tcell.org.uk/forums/healthy-lives-healthy-people-consultation-funding-and-commissioning-routes-public-health
British Library: UK’s largest free on-line life sciences resource, launched by Sally Davies:
http://blogit.realwire.com/?ReleaseID=14754
