Clare Gerada

[11] In September 2013 she was appointed as the chairperson of Clinical Board, Primary Care Transformation, NHS England (London Region), to take up the position the following month.

[17] In March 2019 she was appointed co-chair, with Sir Chris Ham, of the forum to implement the NHS's long-term strategy.

"DiD have many laudable ways of reaching this target but we have a most urgent priority which is to create a network of facilitated therapeutic spaces where doctors can talk about the emotional impact of their work, gaining support from each other, in a safe, non-stigmatising environment.

"[25][26] She was a non executive director of University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust until March 2021[27] Gerada was appointed in April 2021 as an Independent Advisor to address Governance and Clinical Quality to her first role within the private hospital sector with Cygnet Healthcare,[28] an independent provider of mental health services that had acquired Whorlton Hall shortly before an undercover investigation by BBC Panorama in 2019 filmed vulnerable patients being abused.

[29] In August 2021, she was announced as RCGP president, succeeding Amanda Howe, and taking up the role on 20 November 2021 for a two-year term.

[38] She gave an interview from home to Good Morning Britain, which entertained viewers when she was interrupted by her phone and her dog.

[39] Gerada was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2000 Birthday Honours for service to medicine and to drug misusers[42] and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to general practice.