Claire Rayner - President
President
Claire has had a long relationship with the Patients Association. She brings her considerable expertise and experience from a professional background in nursing and journalism and her personal experience as a patient and carer.
She was, for many years, a leading 'Agony Aunt' and is also well known as a medical correspondent for many popular magazines. She has published articles in a number of professional journals.
Claire believes passionately in standing up for patients and continues to work tirelessly to this end. She was appointed a Commissioner in December 1997 to the Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly. She has also been appointed to chair the Health Advisory Board to improve healthcare standards at Holloway Prison. She has launched a great many campaigns including 'Dignity on the Ward', 'Tackling Migraine Together', the 'Medical Passport Scheme' and is involved in the 'Children and Violence Forum'.
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