John Chisholm (doctor)

John William Chisholm CBE FRCGP is a British medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP). Chisholm was chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practitioners' Committee (GPC) between 1997 and 2007.

Early life

Chisholm was educated at Clifton College, Bristol.^[1] He studied at Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge, and Westminster Hospital Medical School.^[1]

Career

Chisholm is a GP in Twyford, Berkshire.

He became a member of the GP committee of the BMA in 1977, then was elected joint deputy chair in 1991 which he held until being elected chair in 1997.^[1]

He is a member of BMA’s council.^[2] He was a vice-president of the BMA.^[3] He was the lead negotiator for the 2004 GP contract.^[4]

He was a Council Trustee for the Royal College of General Practitioners, having been a member of the RCGP's council for more than fourteen years.^[5] He was the chair of the Men's Health Forum, then a trustee.^[6] He was the chair of the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee.^[7]

Honours and awards

He was awarded a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday honours in 2000.^[8]