Dr Michael Dixon

GP, Chair of the College of Medicine, Fellow of the Royal College of GPs, Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Former Chair of NHS Alliance and Former Co-chair of the National Social Prescribing Network

United Kingdom

Dr Michael Dixon LVO, OBE, FRCGP, FRCP

Michael is an NHS GP at the Culm Valley Integrated Centre for Health in Cullompton, Devon. He is Chair of the College of Medicine and Former Co-Chair of the National Social Prescribing Network. He was previously a leader in the GP Commissioning movement as Chair of NHS Alliance (1998-2016) and President of NHS Clinical Commissioners (2012-2014), which aimed to give GPs and their patients a greater say in the services available to them.

Michael's recent book “A Time to Heal – Tales of a Country Doctor” describes his views on general practice - past and present.

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Time to Heal