Dr Fiona Adshead is one of two Deputy Chief Medical Officers in the UK Department of Health’s Health and Social Standards Quality Group. Her work includes developing policies and implementing programmes in key public health areas, such as tackling inequalities, prevention of cancer and heart disease, tobacco control, substance misuse, sexual health and nutrition.
She became a consultant in Public Health Medicine at Camden and Islington Health Authority in 2000 before becoming Director of Public Health at Camden Primary Care Trust in 2002. This role involved leading a public health service for the population of Camden, improving health and wellbeing and reducing inequalities by working with the local authority, other stakeholders, community groups and voluntary organisations.
Dr Adshead has broad experience in developing public health policy at national, regional and local levels. In the past she worked for the Department of Health in support of national public health development. She has extensive experience at national level in leading standards development and primary care policy in association with professional associations, government departments and charities.
Before taking up her current post Dr Adshead was also a Policy Adviser to the Faculty of Public Health and a Trustee of the National Heart Forum.
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