Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy
Encyclopedia
Elaine Murphy, Baroness Murphy (born 16 January 1947) is a British
politician and a member of the House of Lords
.
After qualifying as a doctor and later teaching as an academic in the National Health Service
for 25 years, she spent a period as a Health Service general manager between 1984 and 1990 which included the post of District General Manager for Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority. Most recently she was Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age at Guy's Hospital
, and was Chair of North East London Strategic Health Authority until 30 June 2006. Baroness Murphy is currently a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London, Vice-President of the Alzheimer’s Society, Chair of Council at St George's, University of London
, a non-executive member of Monitor (Independent Monitor of NHS Hospitals), and a member of the BBC Radio 4
listeners panel.
In 2004, she was made a life peer
as Baroness Murphy, of Aldgate in the City of London
, taking interest in mental health and ageing issues in the House of Lords where she sits as a Crossbencher.
Married to a theoretical chemist, she lives in Norfolk and has homes in London and Lucca
, where she grows olives.
In January 2009, it was revealed that she was the author of a hoax letter about "Cello scrotum
" that was printed in the British Medical Journal
in 1974.
United Kingdom
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politician and a member of the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
After qualifying as a doctor and later teaching as an academic in the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
for 25 years, she spent a period as a Health Service general manager between 1984 and 1990 which included the post of District General Manager for Lewisham and North Southwark Health Authority. Most recently she was Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age at Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital
Guy's Hospital is a large NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in south east London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It is a large teaching hospital and is home to the King's College London School of Medicine...
, and was Chair of North East London Strategic Health Authority until 30 June 2006. Baroness Murphy is currently a Visiting Professor at Queen Mary University of London, Vice-President of the Alzheimer’s Society, Chair of Council at St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London
St George's, University of London is a medical school located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, a non-executive member of Monitor (Independent Monitor of NHS Hospitals), and a member of the BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
listeners panel.
In 2004, she was made a life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
as Baroness Murphy, of Aldgate in the City of London
London
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, taking interest in mental health and ageing issues in the House of Lords where she sits as a Crossbencher.
Married to a theoretical chemist, she lives in Norfolk and has homes in London and Lucca
Lucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
, where she grows olives.
In January 2009, it was revealed that she was the author of a hoax letter about "Cello scrotum
Cello scrotum
Cello scrotum is a hoax medical condition originally published as a brief case report in the British Medical Journal in 1974. As its name suggests, it was purportedly an affliction of the scrotum affecting male players of the cello.-History:...
" that was printed in the British Medical Journal
BMJ
BMJ is a partially open-access peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association...
in 1974.