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{{Short description|British physician}}

'''Chaand Nagpaul''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} is a [[medical doctor|doctor]] who works as a [[general practitioner]] and is Chair of the Council of the [[British Medical Association]]. Nagpaul took over as Chair from Dr [[Mark Porter (anaesthetist)|Mark Porter]] in June 2017.

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'''Chaand Nagpaul''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} is a British [[medical doctor|doctor]] who works as a [[general practitioner]] and was Chair of the Council of the [[British Medical Association]] from 2017 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leadership at the BMA |url=https://www.bma.org.uk/about-us/about-the-bma/how-we-work/leadership-at-the-bma |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=BMA elects new Chair of Council - BMA media centre - BMA |url=https://www.bma.org.uk/bma-media-centre/bma-elects-new-chair-of-council |access-date=2023-04-10 |website=The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. |language=en-gb}}</ref> Nagpaul took over as chair from [[Mark Porter (anaesthetist)|Mark Porter]] in June 2017.

==Early life==

Nagpaul was born in Kenya to Indian parents, and moved to England at a young age.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opinion/from-thatcher-to-covid|title=From Thatcher to Covid|first=Chris|last=Patterson|date=12 June 2020|website=The British Medical Association is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK.}}</ref> He commenced medical undergraduate studies in October 1979 at [[St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College]], qualifying with [[MBBS]] degree in 1985 with full registration with [[General Medical Council|GMC]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://webcache.gmc-uk.org/gmclrmp_enu/start.swe?SWECmd=GotoView&_sn=VZrwxD6uvuhLgMC1kbq8Han7AOMm00bK8cakNcZKePUR8WTn2Hjv0v22-c.n1Vw5H.APFYCXF1|title = The medical register}}</ref>

==Medical career==

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In April 2016, he was re-elected to the council of the Council of the BMA.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gponline.com/former-rcgp-chair-dr-clare-gerada-among-doctors-elected-bma-council/article/1391353 |title=Former RCGP chair Dr Clare Gerada among doctors elected to BMA council |first=Neil |last=Roberts |work=GP Online |date=15 April 2016 |accessdate=28 May 2017}}</ref>

He has been prominent in defending the profession against attacksgovernment by the governmentpolicies, as the principal spokesperson for UK general practitioners. He said in August 2013 that Ministers must realise their mistakes and begin to see GPs as the solution to their problems, rather than the cause.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gponline.com/News/article/1193861/Interview-Dr-Chaand-Nagpaul-wants-restore-GPs-sense-pride/ |title=Interview: Dr Chaand Nagpaul wants to restore GPs' sense of pride |first=Neil |last=Roberts |work=GP magazine |date=2 August 2013 |accessdate=15 December 2013}}</ref>

Nagpaul became Chair of the Council of the BMA in June 2017, succeeding [[Mark Porter (anaesthetist)|Mark Porter]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.gponline.com/gpc-chair-dr-chaand-nagpaul-elected-lead-bma/article/1435413|title=GPC chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul elected to lead BMA |first=Neil |last=Roberts |work=GP Online |date=2 June 2017 |accessdate=3 June 2017}}</ref>

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Nagpaul is a fellow of the [[Royal College of General Practitioners]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bma.org.uk/about-us/leadership/biography-chaand-nagpaul |title=About us: Leadership at the BMA: Biography Chaand Nagpaul |publisher=[[British Medical Association]] |accessdate=28 May 2017}}</ref>

The ''[[Health Service Journal]]'' included him in several features, listing him as the 25th most powerful person in the English NHS in December 2013<ref>{{cite news|title=HSJ100 2013 The annual list of the most influential people in health|url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/leadership/hsj-100/|accessdate=14 December 2013|newspaper=[[Health Service Journal]] |date=11 December 2013}}</ref> and in the list of their 100 top clinical leaders in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hsj.co.uk/Journals/2014/10/21/d/h/k/Clinical-Leaders-2014.pdf |title=HSJ Clinical leaders |work=Health Service Journal |date=24 October 2014 |accessdate=25 December 2014}}</ref>

He was made a [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in the [[2015 Birthday Honours]] for services to primary care.<ref name="guardian Jun2015">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/12/queens-birthday-honours-list-2015-gcb-dbe-cbe |title=Queen's birthday honours list 2015: GCB, DBE and CBE |work=[[The Guardian]] |publisher=[[Guardian Media Group]] |date=12 June 2015 |accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref>

==References==

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[[Category:21st-century British medical doctors]]

[[Category:British general practitioners]]

[[Category:BritishEnglish people of South AsianIndian descent]]

[[Category:English people of Kenyan descent]]

[[Category:British people of Indo-Kenyan descent]]

[[Category:Kenyan people of Indian descent]]

[[Category:Kenyan emigrants to India]]

[[Category:Fellows of the Royal College of General Practitioners]]

[[Category:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire]]

[[Category:Alumni of the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College]]