Mike Pringle (doctor)

This article is about the NHS professional. For the politician, see Mike Pringle (politician).

Mike Pringle CBE FRCGP is a British doctor who is a former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) 2012−2015. He is now retired from clinical practice, having worked as a general practitioner for 30 years.

Career

His first job in general practice was at the Sonning Common Practice in rural Oxfordshire.[1]

He was Emeritus Professor of General Practice at University of Nottingham. He is Strategic Director of PRIMIS, a business unit of the University of Nottingham, that provides a range of primary care health informatics services to the health sector and research community.[2] He is a healthcare informatics expert and was an adviser for the NHS IT programme.[3]

He was Chair of RCGP Council from 1998-2001, Chair of the RCGP Trustee Board 2009−2012 and RCGP revalidation clinical lead 2008−2012.[4]

He was elected as the RCGP’s 23rd President in June 2012, taking up the position in November 2012 for a three-year term.[5]

He was on the Board of Trustees at Arthritis Research UK.[6]

Awards and honours

In 2001 he was appointed a CBE for services to medicine.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Colin (5 October 2012). "Interview: Listening carefully to all GPs". GP magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "About our clinical staff: Clinical Advisers and Directors". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Patients, not the state, own medical records, says GP". The Guardian. 6 July 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Governance and constitution: RCGP Leadership Team". Royal College of General Practitioners. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Professor to represent 44,000 doctors". Nottingham Post. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Arthritis Research UK trustee appointed President of the RCGP" (Press release). Arthritis Research UK. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "News: Professor Mike Pringle". Institute of Medical Illustrators. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
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