About Me
Writing
Over the last few decades I have published over 2000 articles in both the lay and medical press, as well as 13 books - mainly about health topics for the lay public.
Monthly column (Haslam's View) for The Practitioner from 1996 to 2022
https://www.thepractitioner.co.uk
Weekly column for GP 1987-1994
Agent: Juliet Pickering at http://blakefriedmann.co.uk
My Background
Born in Birmingham
Worked as a GP in Cambridgeshire from 1976 - 2011
Now Chair of Young Lives vs Cancer's Trustee Board.
Part of Kaleidoscope Health and Care (https://www.kscopehealth.org.uk)
Non Executive Director Dorset University NHS FT
Professor of General Practice: University of Nicosia
Chair: Scientific Committee : International Institute for Compassionate Care http://symponesi.org/
Member of Board of Directors: of "The Doctor as Humanist" : https://doctorasahumanist.weebly.com
Numerous other roles in the past...
Including Chair & President Royal College of GPs
President British Medical Association
Chair, NICE
LATEST BOOK
SIDE EFFECTS
How our Healthcare Lost Its Way - And How We Can Fix It
Atlantic Books
Listed as a Book of the Year 2022 by Waterstones
Review in The Observer : https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/aug/28/side-effects-healthcare-nhs-by-david-haslam-review-the-real-cost-of-living-and-dying
Podcast Interview: https://ockham.healthcare/podcast-david-haslam-how-our-healthcare-lost-its-way/
My Favourite Things
My family - of course
Music - particularly,... Dylan, Fairport, Cara Dillon, Pat Metheny, and countless other artists
Photography....
Travel -
and Cricket.