Graham Winyard
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Graham Winyard
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| Born | January 1947 |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Hertford College, Oxford |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Physician |
| Field | Public health |
| Institutions | National Health Service |
Graham Winyard CBE FRCP FFPH (born January 1947) is a public health physician who was medical director of the National Health Service in England from 1993 to 1999 and deputy chief medical officer of the NHS in England. He is a member of Health Professionals for Assisted Dying. He is an associate of Hertford College, University of Oxford.
Early life
Graham Winyard was born in January 1947. He was educated at a grammar school and was the first of his family to attend university. He studied medicine at Hertford College, University of Oxford, and at the Middlesex Hospital.
Career
Winyard practiced as a public health physician and was medical director of the National Health Service in England from 1993 to 1999 and deputy chief medical officer of the NHS in England.
He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health.
Other activities
Winyard took a master's degree in religion at SOAS. He has converted to Buddhism and is a lay treasurer of a Theravada forest monastery in West Sussex.
He is a member of Health Professionals for Assisted Dying.
He is an associate of Hertford College, University of Oxford.
Winyard was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire.