Department of Health

Professor David Colin-Thomé

Current Portfolio

Appointed as National Director for Primary Care and medical adviser to commissioning and system management directorate, DH 2007. Retired December 2010.

Previously National Clinical Director for Primary Care, DH 2001-2007
Former Co-Chair and lead on Primary and Community Care Strategy (PCCS) for the DH of the NHS Next Stage (Darzi) Review until publication July 2008
Subsequently Chair of PCCS Clinical Advisory Group and Co-Chair of Transforming Community Health Services Board
Chair Long Term Conditions delivery board, Co-Chair Urgent and Emergency Care Board, Chair Summary Care Record and GP extraction IT service advisory groups and clinical adviser for DH/NHSD for ‘fluline’
Clinical Lead for delivery of 18w programme

Key Responsibilities

Chair

Long Term Conditions Board
Primary and Community Care Strategy Clinical Advisory Board
Summary Care Record Advisory Board
General Practice Extraction Service Board (IT information)
Wheelchair & Seating Services Advisory Group
UK Pharmascan (Horizon Scanning Database) - Oversight and Governance Committee

Co-Chair

Urgent and Emergency care Board

Member on retirement

Equality and Diversity Council
Vascular Programme Board
Integrated Care Pilot Programme Board
National Clinical Directors
National Clinical Advisory Team
Specialised Commissioning Development Unit (SCDU) Programme Board (production of commissioning packs)
Older People and Prevention Departmental Programme Board
Non-Medical Prescribing Programme Board
National Leadership Council Clinical Leadership Work Stream - Chief Officers
Transforming Community Services Expert Advisory Group (former co-chair of Transforming Community Health Services Board)
Diagnostics Clinical Committee
Shared Decision Making Committee
Member DH National Clinical Advisory Team
Public Sector Agreement (PSA) 18.2 Programme Board (Health Inequalities)
Receiving international visitors on primary care issues

Former Responsibilities

Chair

Inclusion Health Cabinet Office/ Department of Health advisory group
Primary and Community Care Strategy Board of the Next Stage Review (NSR) of the NHS
National Development Board for Practitioners with Special Interests
Access to elective secondary care:
- ‘Care closer to home’ steering group
- Community Hospitals and Services Programme board.

Co-Chair

Renal Advisory Group.
Clinical lead for 18 weeks access programme (GP referral to hospital treatment)

Member

Clinical Sounding Board
Member of Marmot review on Health inequalities- sustainable development task group