Dame Clare Gerada
Having first trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley hospital, Clare followed her
father’s footsteps and became a general practitioner, working in her practice
in South London for more than thirty-four years. Over this time, alongside her
clinical practice, she has held several national leadership positions including
both the Chair and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners,
only the second women in its history to hold both position. Clare has also set
up and led, until 2021 the award-winning service for doctors and dentists with
mental health problems, NHS Practitioer Health. She has also set up and leads the Primary
Care Gambling Service, a unique GP-led multidisciplinary service straddling the
primary, secondary and third sectors. Clare was awarded an MBE in 2000 for her
services to drug misuse and received a Dame hood in 2020 for services to mental
health