The University of Glasgow is deeply saddened to receive the news that former Chancellor, Sir Kenneth Calman has passed away, following a short illness.
University of Glasgow
Extracts
Sir Kenneth was a graduate of the University of Glasgow (BSc, MBChB, PhD, MD, DSc and MLitt) and he spent a large part of his career at Glasgow, as lecturer in Surgery, and later Chair of Oncology and Dean of Postgraduate Medicine
Sir Kenneth was Chief Medical Officer for Scotland before being appointed Chief Medical Officer to the UK government, a post he held from 1991 to 1998. He was then appointed Warden and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University (1998-2007) and held the office of Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 2006-2020, succeeding Sir William Kerr Fraser.
Further information
In 2002, the ME/CFS Working Group submitted its report to the UK government's then Chief Medical Officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, titled A report of the CFS/ME Working Group. The previous Chief Medical Officer, Dr Kenneth Calman, asked the working group to submit recommendations regarding future policy direction. The working group suffered several resignations, both from professionals and from patient groups. On publication it was heralded as a [“long overdue watershed moment in the history of M.E”] with great expectations for potential to transform by MPs but it did not have the expected impact on the medical establishment and care and research provision for people with M.E
MEA Comment
The ME Association are saddened to hear that Sir Kenneth Calman has passed away.
I got to know Sir Kenneth when I was a member of the Working Group that produced the 2002 CMO Report into ME/CFS – which remains a very useful source of information. He was a good Chief Medical Officer who had a genuine interest in wanting to improve the lives of people with ME/CFS and stimulate research.
Dr Charles Shepherd,
Trustee and Hon. Medical Adviser to the ME Association,
Member of the 2018-2021 NICE guideline on ME/CFS committee,
Member of the 2002 Chief Medical Officer's Working Group on ME/CFS
