Derek Bell (physician)

Derek Bell OBE FRCPE is Professor of Acute Medicine at Imperial College London and the joint chair of two NHS Trusts, whose leadership of which has seen him receive parliamentary criticism.[1][2] Bell is the director of the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) CLAHRC for Northwest London.[3] He was President (2014 - 2020) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh,[4] elected in November 2013 he took office on 1 March 2014 succeeding Neil Dewhurst.[5] He was re-elected for a second term on 24 November 2016.[6] He was awarded an OBE in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Unscheduled Care and Quality Improvement.[7]

Derek Bell

OBE
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forFirst Professor of Acute Medicine in the UK
President of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Chair in Acute Medicine (Imperial College London)
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
InstitutionsPresident, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2014 - 2020)
Chair in Acute Medicine, Imperial College London
President, Society for Acute Medicine (2000-2003)
Director, National Institute for Health Research CLAHRC for Northwest London
Sub-specialtiesAcute medicine

He studied at the University of Edinburgh graduating in 1980, and was the UK's first Professor of Acute Medicine.[1] He was elected as the inaugural President of the Society for Acute Medicine (SAM) in 2000,[8] in 2013 he was awarded an Honorary Life Fellowship to SAM.[9]

In September 2021 he was appointed as the joint chair of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.[10]

In February 2022, six members of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust’s board resigned and calls were made for Professor Bell to also resign. [11]

An investigation was commissioned by NHS England and a summary report published in January 2023.[12] While concluding that members of the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust board had disrupted attempts to merge its leadership with another provider, the summary report was also critical of Professor Bell and ‘assumptions [he] made about organisational and individual positions which were not all accurate’.[13]

On 14 February 2023, it was reported that the Chief Executive of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust announced her resignation.

On 26 February 2023, it was revealed that the government had been called on to release the full report commissioned by NHS England and the actions of Professor Bell.[14] As of September 2023, the full report had not been published

Professor Bell remains on the General Medical Council register .

References
  1. "Home - Professor Derek Bell". imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  2. "» Clinical directors London Health Programmes". londonhp.nhs.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. "meet the team". clahrc-northwestlondon.nihr.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. "A&E strike should be suspended, say medical leaders". BBC News. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. "New RCPE President & Vice President Elected - Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh". rcpe.ac.uk (Press release). 29 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  6. "Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh President re-elected and new Vice President elected". rcpe.ac.uk (Press release). 30 November 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  7. "New Year's Honours list 2018". gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. "Life fellowships for top UK academics at international Acute Medicine Conference - Society for Acute Medicine". acutemedicine.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  9. "Honorary Fellows - Society for Acute Medicine". acutemedicine.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  10. Gretton, Kat (6 July 2021). "Trusts appoint new permanent chair". North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. "Mass walkout of directors rocks North East NHS trust". The Northern Echo. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  12. Discombe2023-01-18T05:21:00, Matt. "Board members tried to 'disrupt' joint CEO plans, says NHS England". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. "NHSE regulatory assessment and covering letter 2022". North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  14. Bylines, North East (26 February 2023). "Stockton MP calls on ministers to release "mystery" report into North Tees Hospital Trust". North East Bylines. Retrieved 26 July 2023.


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