• NHS Tayside
• Consultant Dermatologist

Declaration on 26 September 2020

Declaration period: 2020

Main employment

• Type: Academic
• Details: Honorary (Unpaid) Reader / University of Dundee

Nothing else to declare.

Declaration on 5 August 2018

Benefits received from pharmaceutical companies

• Company: Attended a meeting about erythropietic protoporphyria treatment with afamelanotide; no money directly to me but accommodation and air travel paid by company (Clinuvel Ltd) · Reason for receipt of fees: I normally accept no industry gifts, even if of low value such as pens, but I decided that I specifically needed to attend this meeting to learn more about afamelanotide · Total amount received: £100 to under £1,000

Other sources of income or benefits from other organisations relevant to medical practice

• Company: Wiley Publishers · Reason for receipt of fees: Editorial honoraria - passed to charity as soon as received · Total amount received: £100 to under £1,000

Past declarations

Until 1992 (26 years ago; I graduated as a doctor in 1989) I accepted food, pens and even books from industry but (with the exception above) have not done so since.

Other declarations

I am lead clinician for the national managed clinical network for phototherapy in Scotland and as such have a strong interest in non-drug physical therapies, such as the phototherapies. Possibly this influences how I think, although it is probably because I think in such ways that I am in this role. Other non-financial factors to consider when interpreting my opinions are that I was born in Tanzania and brought up in Malawi, both quite poor countries and probably influencing me in feeling strongly about striving for fairness and minimising waste.

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