CV
Age
53
Family
Married with two grown-up children
Education
Meridian School, Royston, Hertfordshire, then University of Leicester Medical School and the Royal College of Anaesthetists
Career
1989
Qualified
1997-98
Elected BMA junior doctors’ committee chair
1998 – present
Consultant anaesthetist
2000-03
Became clinical director of University Hospital Coventry
2009-12
BMA consultants’ committee chair
2012-present
BMA council chair
Career high
Helping to design a new-build hospital, operating theatres, critical care and labour ward at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Other interests
Reading (history and science fiction) and visiting historical sites
