• GP partner contracted to NHS Glasgow and Clyde
• GP, freelance writer and broadcaster, fellow (see below)

Declaration on 16 October 2025

Declaration period: 2025

Academic

• Details: Grants: Della Fish Foundation 98K (Centre for Evidence and Values in Healthcare, University of St Andrews) St Andrews Leadership Initiative for Tailored Support, University of St Andrews, 2024, £15,000 Bristol Evidence Synthesis for Screening (BESS) Group, Evidence Synthesis Programme, co-applicant: 1/4/25-31/3/30; £3.7million, clinical expert costed at 2.5%

Declaration on 12 December 2022

Declaration period: 2022

Consultancy

• Relates to: Other
• Income band: £1,000 to under £2,000
• Details: Infected Blood Inquiry, expert witness. Fee paid direct to University of St Andrews research account.

Academic

• Relates to: Research grants
• Income band: £1,000 to under £2,000
• Details: University of St Andrews research fund - paid direct to research assistants

Other work

• Details: Director Beira's Place. Edinburgh Women's Sexual Assault Support Centre.

Declaration on 7 March 2020

Declaration period: 2020

Main employment

• Type: NHS
• Details: GP partner / GP practice Fulton Street

Academic

• Details: I was RCGP senior fellow for Evidence and Values 2018-2020 and will be CSO career research fellow from late 2020

Other work

• Details: RCGP trustee from 2020 RCGP council member, nationally elected

Financial

• Details: ISA savings through company not managed by me - will have shares in companies but don't know which ones / choose them

Declaration on 8 September 2018

Fees directly received from other medical companies

• Company: Lead Fellow for Evidence and Values - RCGP · Reason for receipt of fees: September 2018-2020 · Total amount received: £2,000 to under £5,000

Declaration on 28 April 2018

Other declarations

Member of Vatican-Mario Nigri Lancet Commission, from Feb 18, they will pay most expenses, time given is my own (and I'm atheist)

Declaration on 15 January 2015

Past declarations

Chair of RCGP overdiagnosis group (unpaid) investment in social enterprise whomadeyourpants of 500

Declaration on 30 January 2014

Nothing to declare.

Declaration on 30 January 2014

Nothing to declare.

Declaration on 15 January 2014

Fees directly received from other medical companies

• Company: Freelance writing and broadcasting for BBC, BMJ, lay press, book royalties, and consultancy work for Which? the consumer organisation. · Reason for receipt of fees: Freelance media work. · Total amount received: £10,000 to under £50,000

Other declarations

I am a member of MedAct and patron of Healthwatch. I give a small amount of money monthly to Keep our NHS Public. I was nationally elected to the council of the RCGP in 2013. I am an NHS GP partner. My income depends in part on QOF points.

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