Clare Gerada | |
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Born | Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada November 1959 (age 64–65) |
Citizenship | British and Maltese |
Education | MB BS, 1983, UCL Medical School |
Occupation | General practitioner |
Known for | Chairperson of RCGP |
Spouse | Simon Wessely |
Children | 2 |
Medical career | |
Profession | Medical doctor |
Sub-specialties | Mental health (especially of health care workers), substance misuse, and problem gambling |
Dame Clare Mary Louise Francis Gerada, Lady Wessely, DBE, FRCP, FRCGP, FRCPsych (born November 1959) is a London-based general practitioner who is a former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and a former chairperson of the RCGP Council (2010–2013). She has professional interests in mental health, substance misuse, and gambling problems.
Gerada is a convenor of the cross-party political movement, More United.[1] She is a patron of Humanists UK.[2]