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Advisory Group on Hepatitis (AGH)
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to the AGH - Advisory Group on Hepatitis. Here you will find information on: What's new:
- 5 January 2009
The Appointments Commission has appointed Professor
William Irving as
the new chair of the Advisory Group on Hepatitis (AGH) with
effect from
1 January 2009.Professor Irving is Professor and Honorary Consultant
in Virology at
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. He has been a member
of the
AGH since 1998 and is also a member of the Advisory Committee on
Dangerous
Pathogens (ACDP). Professor Irving has replaced Professor
Howard Thomas, Head
of Department of Medicine at Imperial College School
of Medicine, London and
consultant hepatologist at St Mary's Hospital,
London, who chaired the AGH
from November 1999. Professor Irving's appointment is for three years. There
is no
remuneration made, although expenses are claimed in line with the AGH
code
of practice. All appointments are made on merit and political activity
plays no part
in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original
Nolan
recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees' political
activity
(if any declared) to be made public. For this appointment, no
political activity
was declared. This appointment has been made in
accordance with the Office
of the Commissioner for Public Appointments
(OCPA) Code of Practice.
Contact:
Secretariat for Advisory Group on Hepatitis
Expert Advice Support Office
Health Protection Agency
61 Colindale Avenue
London NW9 5EQ
easo@hpa.org.uk
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