Dr Michael Dixon

GP and Chair of the College of Medicine, Co-Chair National Social Prescribing Network, Visiting Professor at University College, London and at Westminster University and Head of the Royal Medical Household

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 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 is Visiting Professor at University College, London and at Westminster University and Head of the Royal Medical Household. His 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