New role for doctors’ leader

Dr Kailash Chand _ new role

LOCAL doctors’ leader Dr Kailash Chand has been appointed as chairman of NHS Tameside and Glossop.

The outspoken GP will retire from his position as a family doctor before he takes up the £34,152-a-year post in mid-August.

A GP for more than 25 years, Dr Chand has spent two decades in Ashton, and in 2001 was awarded the runners-up Doctor of the year award on recommendation of the Royal College of General Practitioners and “Doctor” magazine.

He holds various positions with the British Medical Association and will continue to be a spokesman on issues which affect Oldham GPs.

Dr Chand has been awarded fellowship of the BMA and is the vice-chairman of the International Council of Indian Languages and Culture, which promotes integration and understanding in multiracial Britain.

He has been appointed for four years as chairman of NHS Tameside and Glossop, which is responsible for health services in the community, such as GPs, dentists and opticians.