Who's who at the RMBF

What makes the RMBF so effective is that the majority of our Board and our volunteers come from a medical background. This means that as an organisation we understand the unique pressures facing doctors on a day to day basis.

Our President: 

 Dame Deirdre Hine (Formerly Chief Medical Officer for Wales, President of the Royal Society of Medicine and President of the BMA; former Chairman of the BUPA Foundation)

Trustees:

As a charity set up to help doctors and their dependants, we are governed by a Board of Trustees drawn primarily from the medical profession.

Chairman  

Dr Joan Trowell (Formerly Chairman, GMC Fitness to Practise Committee; and formerly President, Medical Womens Federation).

Vice Chairman

Robin Macleod (Chairman, Cumbria Health On Call; member General Medical Council, formerly Chief Executive, North Cumbria  Health Authority)

Treasurer

Mr Peter Bowen-Simpkins (Formerly Treasurer, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists)

Other Members of the Board of Trustees: 

Mrs Jackie Angel (National Guild Liaison)

Mrs Judith Bamber (National Guild Liaison)

Professor David Black  (Dean Director, Kent, Surrey and Sussex Deanery)

Mike Carter

John Farr (Consultant, Herbert Smith LLP)

Dr Amit Malik (Consultant in Psychiatry; President of the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees)

Dr Mary Pierce (sessional GP - formerly GP Principal and GP trainer)

Professor Bhupinder Sandhu (Consultant Paediatrician and Gastroenterologist; Chair of the BMA Equal Opportunities Committee)

Dr Katie Petty-Saphon (Executive Director of the Medical Schools Council, the Dental Schools Council and the Association of UK University Hospitals )

Mr Andrew Robson (Surgical Registrar, South East Scotland)

Dr David Haldane (Consultant, OTACS)

Case Committee Chairman: 

Prof Elisabeth Paice OBE (Elisabeth Paice is a rheumatologist and former postgraduate dean who now chairs the North West London Integrated Care pilot. Her contribution has been recognised by a ‘Skills for Health Award’ and in 2010 she was made Mentor of the Year in the NHS National Leadership Award)

Chief Executive Officer:

The Board is advised by our Chief Executive Officer, who works closely with the Chairman and the Board to ensure the RMBF's continuing development.

Steve Crone is an experienced CEO with 30 years in the health and charity fields. He has worked for the stop smoking charity QUIT, the College of Health, Asthma UK, and Counsel and Care, where he was Head of the Casework Department and gained valuable experience in working with benevolent funds.

Our Staff:

Our staff arrange support for those in need including recent initiatives such as specialist Money and Careers Advice, run our websites Support4Doctors and Money4Medstudents, coordinate the work of our many local volunteer officers, organise national fundraising and ensure we meet Charity Commission requirements.

We are fortunate that so many members of the medical profession and their families voluntarily give their time to support our work - for instance by visiting those in need, by fundraising locally and by seeking to ensure that the help the Fund provides is known within the medical world.

To find out more about us, get in touch via the 'Contact us' facility at the top of the screen.