Peter Smith

Peter is President of the Self Care Forum. He is a retired GP, having worked for 30 years in a large practice in Kingston upon Thames. He was previously Chair of the National Association of Primary Care.

Peter has a long history of initiating and implementing practical innovations at individual and population level including previous membership of the Inequalities and Public Health Task Force.

He is a Founder member of Imperial College’s Self Care Academic Research Unit in which he is Honorary Senior Research Fellow, addressing both academic and practical aspects of self care.

He was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to general practice.