Sir Terence John Stephenson, FRCP (born December 1957) is a Northern Irish consultant paediatric doctor and chair of the Health Research Authority (HRA). He is also the Nuffield Professor of Child Health at University College London (UCL). Stephenson was most notable for guiding the RCPCH in agreeing 10 published national standards, Facing the Future: Standards for Paediatric Services. This was the first time the College committed publicly to a defined set of standards for all children receiving inpatient care or assessment across the UK.[2][3]
He became a member of the GMC council in 2009.[6] In September 2014 it was announced that he would become the chair of the GMC, succeeding Peter Rubin on 1 January 2015.[9][10]
He has co-authored textbooks, written invited chapters and editorials, and published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in academic journals.[7] He has been described as leading by example.[13]
Throughout 2021 and 2022 Stephenson researched the effects of COVID-19 on Britishteenagers in a UK-based study named CLoCk (Children & young people with Long Covid).[14][15]
Awards and honours
By March 2016, ten honorary Fellowships had been bestowed on Stephenson from colleges based in the UK, Ireland, Hong Kong and Australia.[16][17] In November 2014 he received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of General Practitioners.[4] In May 2015 he was elected a fellow of the Faculty of Pain Medicine.[18] Stephenson was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 2018 New Year Honours for services to Healthcare and Children’s Health Services.[19]
References
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^"Professor Terence Stephenson". The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.