Prof Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard

Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard is the National Clinical Chief Medical Officer for Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora and a NZ Sessional General Practitioner (GP).

Until late 2024 she was an NHS GP partner, Professor of GP Education at the University of Birmingham and a Non-Executive Director on the board of NHS England. She has held several prestigious positions in the medical field, most notably serving as the Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC 2020-2023) and Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners (2016-2019). She was a trustee at Macmillan Cancer, the founding Chair of the National Academy for Social Prescribing and founding Chair of the Dames Commander Society.

Her personal clinical interests include social prescribing, medical leadership and embracing safe innovation in healthcare. Her contributions to General Practice and healthcare were recognised by award of DBE (New Year Honours 2022