Simon Fielding OBE DO
Simon qualified as an Osteopath in 1979 and embarked on a clinical and academic career both in the UK and USA. He lectured at undergraduate and postgraduate level both at home and abroad.
Simon was a founder Board member of the OIA (International Osteopathic Alliance and he currently is an advisor on International affairs for the American Osteopathic Association which represents some 130,000 Osteopathic physicians and surgeons. He is also a Board member of the Institute of Osteopathy
Simon spent 11 years as a Specialist Adviser at the Department of Health and was a member of the RCGP commission on primary care. He is generally recognised as being the architect of the Osteopaths Act and was appointed by Ministers as the first chair of the General Osteopathic Council.
In addition Simon has many charitable interests and served as a long term Trustee on the boards of The Prince of Wales’s Foundation for Integrated Health, Demelza House Children’s hospice, the Spinal Foundation and was the founder chair of the Council for Anthroposophical Health and Social Care.
Simon also Chairs The Crossfields Institute an education charity which designs and accredits a wide range of holistic and integrative qualifications. He also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Kairos Rehabilitation Trust which assists patients suffering from complex long term conditions. Simon has a lifelong passion for India and along with his wife he is a managing Trustee of the Charity Salt of the Earth that works in southern India assisting the poorest of the poor in outlying rural communities.
Sarah Bazin OBE
Sarah is a Chartered Physiotherapist, a Fellow of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and immediate past Chair of the European Region of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy. She was the Allied Health Professions and Health Care Scientists Leadership Lead for the West Midlands and the Head of Therapy Services at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. She is a Trustee of the College of Medicine and Chair of Trustees of Rosetta Life.
Len Gooblar
Len retired in 2017 after having been employed in the pharmaceutical industry for 38 years which has given him a substantial understanding of the Operating Framework, key issues as well as the direction of travel for both the Department of Health and the NHS.
Having successfully created both the UK Sustainable Healthcare and the Government Affairs Departments for his organisation, his primary focus was to identify barriers and then to create partnership solutions to make the NHS more sustainable. He is also a Trustee of BackCare UK.
Dr Michael Dixon LVO, OBE, MA, FRCGP
Michael is an NHS GP at the Culm Valley Integrated Centre for Health in Cullompton, Devon. He is Chair of the College of Medicine and former Co-Chair of the National Social Prescribing Network. He was previously a leader in the GP Commissioning movement as Chair of NHS Alliance (1998-2016) and President of NHS Clinical Commissioners (2012-2014), which aimed to give GPs and their patients a greater say in the services available to them. Michael is a Former Visiting Professor at University College, London and a Visiting Professor at Westminster University and Head of the Royal Medical Household. His recent book “A Time to Heal – Tales of a Country Doctor” describes his views on general practice – past and present.
Mr Michael Dooley
Michael Dooley is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Dorset County Hospital. His special interest is reproductive endocrinology with particular expertise in infertility, menopause, premenstrual syndrome and sports gynaecology. He has attended three Olympic Games as British Team Doctor. Mr Dooley has established The Poundbury Clinics as centres of excellence providing an integrated approach to women’s health. He is the College of Medicine Women’s Clinical Lead, and also the College Treasurer
