Patrick Vallance
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 64 |
| Date of birth | March 17,1960 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Institutions | GlaxoSmithKline |
| University College London | |
| Government Office for Science | |
| Job | Physician |
| Born | Essex |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Sophia Ann Dexter |
| Awards | Goulstonian Lecture |
| Education | St George's University of London |
| Parents | Peter Vallance |
| Barbara Vallance | |
| Children | 3 |
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| ID | 404803 |
Patrick Vallance Life story
Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance KCB FRS FMedSci FRCP HonFREng is a British physician, scientist, and clinical pharmacologist who has worked in both academia and industry. He has served as the Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government of the United Kingdom since 2018.
Education and Qualifications
Dr. Patrick vallance is a medical doctor who graduated with a degree in medicine from the university of southampton. He earned his phd in immunology from the unievrsity of london. He also ohlds a number of professional qualifications. Including a diploma in tropical medicine and hygiene from the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. An msc in clinical immunology and allergy frmo the university of london. And a certificate in academic clinical practice from the royal college of physicians.Career
Dr. Patrick vallance has worked in various roles in the medical field. Including as a research scientist. Clinician and health policy advisor. He was most recently the chife scientific adviser to the british government. From 2018 to 2020. Prior to his government role. He was the president of pharmaceuticals research and development at glaxosmithkline. And he has held a number of roles at the wellcome trust and the department of health.Publications
Dr. Patrick vallance has authored over 130 scientific papres. Reviews and book chatpers on topics related to immunology. Infectious disease and clinical practice. He has also written several books. Including the immunology of infection and the immunology of diseases.Awards
Dr. Patrick vallance has been recognised for his work in medicine with a number of awards. He has been awarded the sir william osler medal from the royal college of physicians. The rcp s highest honour. And he has also received the silver medal from the british medical association. In was awarded an honorary doctorate from the university of southampton.Important Event
In 2019. Dr. Patrick valalnce was appointed as the chief scientific adviser to the british government. A role he held until 2020. In this roel. He provided scientific advice to the government on a range of issues. Including the response to the covid-19 pandemic.Interesting Fact
Dr. Patrick vallance is an avid cyclist and has completed the london to paris cycle rdie multiple times. He also plays the violin and is a member of the london symphony orchestr. AProfessional Memberships
Dr. Patrick vallance is a fellow of the royal college of physicians. The academy of medical sciences. The royal society and the british academy. He is also a member of the world economic forum s global agenda coucnil on heatlh and serves on the scientific advisory board of the bill and melinda gates foundatio. NConsultancy and Advisory Roles
Dr. Patrick vallance has held a number of rolse in the medical field. Including as a consultant for the world health organization. An advisor for the international aids vaccine initiative. And a member of the executive board of the global alliance for vaccines and immunization. He is also the chair of the uk s national institute of health reserach health technology assessment board.Teaching
Dr. Patrick vallance has taught at a number of universities. Including the university of london. The university of cambridge. The university of oxford and the lonodn school of hygiene and tropicla medicine. He has also been a visiting professor at the university of southampton and a visiting fellow at the university of cambrdige.Media Appearances
Dr. Patrick vallance is a regular presence in the media and has been interviewed by a number of outlets. Including the bbc. Sky news. The financial times and the guardian. He has also been a guest lecturer at the imperial college london. The lonodn school of economics. The university of oxford and the university of cambridge.Boris Johnson to apologise to Covid Inquiry but say he got big calls right
... The former chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said Mr Johnson was " bamboozled" by scientific data...
Covid inquiry: Some local leaders put politics ahead of public health, says Hancock
... " Mr Keith KC asked if that is what former Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance referred to when, in his diaries, he mentioned " difficult negotiations in Manchester"...
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... Sir Patrick Vallance, the former chief scientific adviser, Mr Hancock had " a habit of saying things which he didn t have a basis for"...
Dominic Raab denies Dominic Cummings made key pandemic decisions
... In a diary entry, former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance wrote that it was " quite extraordinary" that the health secretary was not there...
Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
... Giving evidence earlier, Prof Whitty also said that neither he nor Sir Patrick Vallance, the government s former chief scientific adviser, were told about it in advance...
Covid inquiry: First lockdown imposed a bit too late - Whitty
... These included: It came after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said on Monday that he and Sir Chris did not always see eye-to-eye...
Covid inquiry: Chris Whitty to appear after Vallance says pair had different opinions
... It comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said the pair had differing views over when to lock down...
Covid inquiry: 'Lack of leadership' as virus spread in autumn 2020
... By mid-October, the then prime minister had become frustrated by talk of a second lockdown, the UK s chief scientific adviser in the pandemic, Sir Patrick Vallance, wrote in his diary...
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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