Derek Bell (physician)

Derek Bell OBE FRCPE is Professor of Acute Medicine at Imperial College London.[1][2] Bell is the director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CLAHRC for Northwest London.[3] He was President (2014 - 2020) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,[4] elected in November 2013 he took office on 1 March 2014 succeeding Neil Dewhurst.[5] He was re-elected for a second term on 24 November 2016.[6] He was awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Unscheduled Care and Quality Improvement.[7]

Derek Bell

OBE
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forFirst Professor of Acute Medicine in the UK
President of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Chair in Acute Medicine (Imperial College London)
Medical career
Professionphysician
InstitutionsPresident, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2014 - 2020)
Chair in Acute Medicine, Imperial College London
President, Society for Acute Medicine (2000-2003)
Director, National Institute for Health Research CLAHRC for Northwest London
Sub-specialtiesAcute medicine

He studied at the University of Edinburgh graduating in 1980, and was the UK's first Professor of Acute Medicine.[1] He was elected as the inaugural President of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) in 2000,[8] in 2013 he was awarded an Honorary Life Fellowship to SAM.[9]

Academic offices
Preceded by
Neil Dewhurst		 President of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
2014 - 2020		 Succeeded by
Andrew Elder

References
  1. "Home - Professor Derek Bell". imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. "» Clinical directors London Health Programmes". londonhp.nhs.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. "meet the team". clahrc-northwestlondon.nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. "A&E strike should be suspended, say medical leaders". 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "New RCPE President & Vice President Elected - Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh". rcpe.ac.uk (Press release). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. "Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh President re-elected and new Vice President elected". rcpe.ac.uk (Press release). 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. "New Year's Honours list 2018". gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. "Life fellowships for top UK academics at international Acute Medicine Conference - Society for Acute Medicine". acutemedicine.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. "Honorary Fellows - Society for Acute Medicine". acutemedicine.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.


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