John Chisholm (doctor)
John William Chisholm is a British medical doctor who worked as a general practitioner. Chisholm was chairman of the British Medical Association's General Practitioners' Committee between 1997 and 2007.
Early life
Chisholm was educated at Clifton College, Bristol. He studied at Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge, and Westminster Hospital Medical School.Career
Chisholm is a GP in Twyford, Berkshire.He became a member of the GP committee of the BMA in 1977, then was elected joint deputy chair in 1991 which he held until being elected chair in 1997.
He is a member of BMA’s council. He was a vice-president of the BMA. He was the lead negotiator for the 2004 GP contract.
He was a Council Trustee for the Royal College of General Practitioners, having been a member of the RCGP's council for more than fourteen years. He was the chair of the Men's Health Forum, then a trustee. He was the chair of the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee.