Chris Whitty
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 58 |
| Date of birth | April 21,1966 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Gloucester |
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| Nationality | British |
| Position | Chief Medical Officer for England |
| Books | Triumphs and Challenges in a World Shaped by Medicine |
| Education | Windlesham House School |
| Parents | Susannah Whitty |
| Awards | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences |
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| ID | 1494164 |
Chris Whitty Life story
Sir Christopher John MacRae Whitty KCB FRCP FFPH FMedSci is a British epidemiologist serving as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019. He has also been Gresham Professor of Physic since 2018.
Early Life
Chris whitty was born on 16th april 1966 in london. England. He attended whitgift school in croydon and subsequently stuided for a medical degree at the university of oxford. He completed his mdecial training in 1992 and moved to manchester to pursue a specialisation in public health.Career
Chris whitty has held a range of posts in the antional health service and in academia. He was the regional directro of public health for the north west of england and held a professorship in public and international health at the london school of hygiene and tropical mediicne. He has also served as a special advisor to the department of health.Role as Chief Medical Officer
In 2018. Chris whitty was appointed chief medical foficer for england and chief medical adviser to the uk government. As chief medical officer. He is respnosible for providing advice on public health to ministers and for advising on the prevention. Control and overisght of communicable diseases.Role in Coronavirus Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolded in 2020. Chris whitty played a leading role in advising the uk govenrment on the appropriate public health measurse to take in order to tackle the virus. He has been an outspoken advocate for the need for social distancing and for the implementation of strict lockdown measures where necessary.Awards and Honours
Chris whitty has been recognised with a range of awards and honours throughout his career. He was made a companion of the order of the bath in 2019. And was awarded an honorary doctorate frmo the university of manchester in recognition of his work in public health.Publications
Chirs whitty has authored or co-authored a range of books. Articles and editorials on topics related to public health and infectious diseases. His book. "the politics of health: controversy and change". Was published in 2011.Important Event
In 2020. Chris whitty was the recipient of the merck award for outstanding contribution to public health in recogintion of his work in advising the uk government on the coronavirus pandemic.Interesting Fact
Chris whitty is a keen musciian and palys the piano and clarinet. He has performed at the royal albert hall and has composed music for a number of plays.Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... " The inquiry was shown messages between Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick in which they suggest the government had known about asymptomatic transmission...
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... England s chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty has put his advice concisely: " If you smoke, vaping is much safer, if you don t smoke, don t vape...
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... Earlier this year, England s chief medical officer Prof Sir Chris Whitty told the inquiry after he was attacked in a London park in 2021...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
...By Nick Triggle, Aurelia Foster and Jim ReedBBC NewsEngland s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty has told the Covid inquiry that the first lockdown in March 2020 was imposed " a bit too late"...
Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
...By James Gregory & Hugh PymBBC NewsSir Chris Whitty, the government s most senior medical adviser in the pandemic, will give evidence to the Covid inquiry this morning...
Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
... But Sir Patrick also revealed he had sometimes disagreed with the UK s chief medical adviser, Prof Sir Chris Whitty, about whether to introduce restrictions...
Covid inquiry: What has Sir Patrick Vallance said in his diaries?
... " 25 May 2020On the same day, Sir Patrick s diaries reveal that he and Prof Sir Chris Whitty do not like the idea of taking part in a daily news conference, as they know they will be asked about Mr Cummings...
Prof Sir Chris Whitty says UK faces rural and coastal ageing crisis
...By Michelle RobertsDigital health editorThe UK faces an ageing crisis and healthcare must step in, England s Chief Medical Officer, Prof Sir Chris Whitty, warns in his People are living longer but some spend many of their later years in bad health - and that has to change, he said...
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
By Kate WhannelPolitical reporter
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has denied lying to colleagues during the pandemic and criticised a " toxic culture" in government.
Addressing the Covid inquiry, Mr Hancock called Dominic Cummings , one of his harshest critics, a " malign actor".
He also said he had to " wake up Whitehall" to the Covid threat and that a lockdown should have been enacted three weeks earlier than it was.
During The Inquiry , Mr Hancock has been accused of being untruthful.
Helen MacNamara, a senior civil servant during the pandemic, said he would say things that would turn out not to be the case.
Sir Patrick Vallance , the former chief scientific adviser, Mr Hancock had " a habit of saying things which he didn't have a basis for".
In his evidence, Mr Hancock said there was no " evidence whatsoever" that he lied during the pandemic.
The Mid-Suffolk MP was health secretary between 2018 Until June 2021 when he was forced to resign
He was suspended as a Conservative MP, after appearing on ITV's " I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here" in 2022 and later said he would not stand for re-election as an MP.
More on Covid and the Covid Inquiry
In The Session , The Inquiry was shown extracts from Sir Patrick's diary which described a " massive internal mess" inside the health department and reported that then-civil service head Sir Mark Sedwill complained of The Department 's " clear lack of grip".
However, Mr Hancock robustly defended his role in the pandemic and that of the health department that he led.
" From The Middle of January, we were trying to effectively raise The Alarm , " He Said , adding: " We were trying to wake up Whitehall to the scale of The Problem . "
He argued it was having to do to work of other departments, for example on school closures.
" There was a great deal of Hard Work on our side and a toxic culture that we had to work with which seemed to want to find people to blame".
He added there was an " unhelpful" assumption that " when anything was difficult or a challenge, therefore there was somehow fault and blame".
He also referred to " a lack of generosity or empathy and understanding the difficulty of rising to such a big challenge".
Mr Cummings - who left No 10 in December 2020 after falling out with then Prime Minister Boris Johnson - has.
Offered a chance to respond, Mr Hancock blamed Mr Cummings for creating a bad atmosphere and described him as a " malign actor" who fostered a " culture of fear".
'Greatest regret'Mr Hancock was also questioned about apparently contradictory evidence on when the government knew people without symptoms could transmit The Virus .
Referring to a report by the US's Centre for Disease Control, He Said there was not clear evidence until The Beginning of April and up to then he had been advised not to base policy on the assumption that Transmission could be asymptomatic.
Mr Hancock said it was his " single greatest regret with hindsight" that he didn't overrule the advice.
" I was in the pro-let's worry about asymptomatic Transmission camp. The frustration was that, understandably from their point of view, and here I'm putting myself in their shoes, the Public Health England scientists said we have not got concrete evidence. "
The Inquiry was shown messages between Chief Medical Officer Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick in which they suggest the government had known about asymptomatic Transmission .
as The Inquiry was going on, Mr Cummings said Mr Hancock was " talking rubbish".
'Not adequate'Mr Hancock was also pushed on when he advised Mr Johnson that Immediate Action would be needed to contained The Virus .
The former health secretary said he raised The Alarm bell on 13 March.
However, The Inquiry 's lawyer, Sir Hugo Keith KC, questioned The Statement noting that This Was not mentioned in the entry for 13 March in Mr Hancock's book, Pandemic Diaries.
Mr Hancock replied that The Evidence only came to light after his diary was published and cited an email he sent the Prime Minister calling for a " suppression strategy".
Sir Hugo argued that this did not amount to calling for an immediate lockdown.
Asked about the existence of pre-prepared plans for a pandemic, Mr Hancock said they existed but that they were not " adequate".
Mr Johnson will give evidence to The Inquiry on 6 and 7 December. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is also expected to give evidence before The End of the year.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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