RSM In Conversation Live with Professor Iqbal Singh CBE

Recorded on Wednesday 12 July 2023 as part of The Royal Society of Medicine's In Conversation Live series.
Professor Iqbal Singh CBE is interviewed by Professor Roger Kirby, President of the RSM, in this episode of the series. He discusses the learnings and recommendations of the Arora Review and improving the safety of care through regulation. He also discusses his life work towards racial equality and inclusion in healthcare, improving care for the elderly and supporting doctors in difficulty and their professional development.
Professor Iqbal Singh CBE recently co-chaired an independent review into the General Medical Council's (GMC) handling of the case of Dr Arora. It followed a backlash from the profession against the GMC’s “cultural ignorance and absence of common sense” for suspending the GP for the word “promise” she used in asking her employer for a laptop. He discusses the learnings from and the recommendations of this review and the need to implement these swiftly and for 21st-century regulation to be compassionate, supportive, proportionate and a culture that is fair and caring and focuses on local resolution first.
Professor Singh has broad experience in medical and healthcare regulation. He was an adviser to the Secretary of State on the creation of CHAI and the founder Commissioner of the Healthcare Commission. He chaired the Expert Group on Safety, developing standards for safety assessment in healthcare and indicators for regulating ethnic health.
He is recognised as a leader in promoting race equality in healthcare and organisations, having delivered fairer outcomes, including in his roles on the Health Honours Committee and the Cabinet Office Honours, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Advisory Committee on Clinical Excellence Awards (ACCEA), and the GMC’s Equality and Diversity Committee.
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