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James Kingsland

Digital Clinical Excellence Forum UK

Chair

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Professor J P Kingsland OBE MB ChB DRCOF DFFP FFPH (Hon) FAMS FRSM James is a primary care physician, Clinical Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Lancashire, Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (UK) and former Senior Partner in a nationally renowned, award-winning general practice in England. He has designed and led major national and international service transformation projects during a distinguished career in clinical practice spanning over 40 years and is now regarded as a world authority on healthcare reform. He is currently an advisor on health reform to the healthcare systems in India, Nepal and Singapore. He was awarded the OBE for services to Medicine and to Healthcare in the Queens Diamond Jubilee New Year’s Honours 2012. He now devotes his professional time between teaching clinical practice, research, national and international advisory roles and serving on NHS and healthcare industry boards. James has a wealth of experience in all sectors of healthcare provision, medical education and medical politics. He is the co-designer of the blueprint for Primary Care Networks across England and has built on this work as the national clinical lead for a programme to address health inequalities across England. He created and chairs the UK Digital Clinical Excellence Forum (DiCE) which leads on the development of industry standards for on-line clinical services. He has been a member of the Strategic Council for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obesity since its inception in 2019. James is a founder member of the Faculty of Disaster Medicine for southern Asia and served as the Clinical Director for Saving Lives International CIO. Some of his other previous roles have included Founding Board member, Chair and President of the National Association of Primary Care (UK), Ministerial advisor in the UK Department of Health, adviser to the Cabinet Office of the Government of the Isle of Man, and he has served on the board of three NHS hospitals. He has been a medical writer and broadcaster with the BBC for 22 years. He has also been honoured with the 2024 University of Liverpool Alumni Award and Nepalese international Primary Care Physician award for Disaster Medicine and Management and in February 2025 was awarded a Visiting Professor position in Janaki Medical College, Nepal.

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