Chairman

Dr. Paul Robert MBChB MSc FRCPI FFOM MBA MA

Retired Consultant in Occupational Medicine

Paul graduated from Leicester University Medical School in 1988. He trained in general internal medicine, specialised in occupational medicine from 1997 and achieved specialist accreditation in 2001. Paul worked as an NHS consultant at the Royal Free Hospital (2001-2011), Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2011 – 2016) and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust (2016 – 2023). His occupational health experience includes public, independent and voluntary sectors. From 2012 to 2024, Paul worked with the Parliamentary Health and Wellbeing Service at the Houses of Parliament. Paul published papers in peer reviewed journals on occupational infections, mental health at work and undergraduate teaching in occupational medicine. He co-authored book chapters on blood-borne viruses and work and musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace. From 2010 to 2025 he was an Assistant Editor for the journal Occupational Medicine. He was also a diploma examiner and dissertation assessor for the Faculty of Occupational Medicine.

Paul served on the British Medical Association Occupational Health Committee for ten years from 1998, as deputy chair from 2001-5, and chair from 2005-8. From 2004 to 2008 he was the occupational health representative on BMA Council and acted as a media spokesperson for the BMA on healthcare associated infections. Paul represented the BMA on the Safer Needles Network (Safer Healthcare and Biosafety Network from 2021) from 2001-8 and has chaired the Network since 2003

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