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class="blog-author-archive"> <header> <h1>Posts by Professor Stephen H Powis </h1> <div class="author-meta"> <div class="avatar-photo"> <img width="140" height="140" src="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150.jpg" class="avatar avatar-140 photo wp-post-image" alt="Professor Stephen Powis" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150-32x32.jpg 32w, https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150-50x50.jpg 50w, https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150-64x64.jpg 64w, https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150-96x96.jpg 96w, https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Steve-Powis-150x150-128x128.jpg 128w" sizes="(max-width: 140px) 100vw, 140px" /> </div> <div class="biography rich-text"> <p>Stephen Powis is the National Medical Director of NHS England and Professor of Renal Medicine at University College London.</p> <p>Previously he was Medical Director (and latterly Group Chief Medical Officer) of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust from 2006 to 2018. Professor Powis was also a member of the governing body of Merton Clinical Commissioning Group for five years and a Director of Healthcare Services Laboratories LLP. </p> <p>He is a past Chairman of the Association of UK Universities (AUKUH) Medical Directors Group and has been a member of numerous national committees and working groups, including the Department of Health Strategic Education Funding Expert Group. He is a past non-executive director of the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, including a period of eight months as acting chairman.</p> <p>He is a past chairman of the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board (JRCPTB) Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) for Renal Medicine and a former board member of Medical Education England. He was Director of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education for UCLPartners from 2010-13. He is a past treasurer and trustee of the British Transplantation Society and a former member of the UK Transplant Kidney Pancreas Advisory Group. </p> <p>He has also served as a member of the Renal Association Executive Committee. He was Editor of the journal Nephron Clinical Practice from 2003 to 2008. In 2017 he became the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of the journal BMJ Leader. He has been a trustee of several charities, including the Royal Free Charity and the Healthcare Management Trust.</p> </div> </div> </header> <div class="author-posts"> <article class="post js-equalheight"> <h2><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/addressing-concerns-in-childrens-hearing-services/">Addressing concerns in children鈥檚 hearing services</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta group"> <time class="post-meta" datetime="2024-10-04"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path class="icon" d="M15.47 3v11.61a.8.8 0 0 1-.63.78A36 36 0 0 1 8 16a36 36 0 0 1-6.83-.6.8.8 0 0 1-.63-.78V3a.8.8 0 0 1 .63-.78c.05 0 .6-.12 1.5-.23v.72A1.35 1.35 0 0 0 4.09 4a1.08 1.08 0 0 1-.35-.8V1.07a1.07 1.07 0 1 1 2.13 0v.58h3.2v1.02A1.35 1.35 0 0 0 10.49 4a1.08 1.08 0 0 1-.35-.8V1.07a1.07 1.07 0 1 1 2.13 0v.75c1.53.17 2.48.35 2.57.37a.8.8 0 0 1 .63.81zm-1.6 11V6.4H2.14V14a36.28 36.28 0 0 0 5.86.48 36.28 36.28 0 0 0 5.87-.48zM3.74 12.8v-2.14h2.13v2.14zm5.33-3.2H6.94V7.46h2.13zm-2.13 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0 0 0 .7-4.6 3.52 3.52 0 0 0-2.8-2 3 3 0 0 1 .27-1.2 2.48 2.48 0 0 1 2.28-1.38 2.48 2.48 0 0 1 2.32 1.37A3.17 3.17 0 0 1 12.74 6a.78.78 0 0 0 .06 1.2c.32.35 1.32.8 2.12 1.37s.85.95 1.07 1.9a.44.44 0 0 1-.07.34z"/></svg> <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/author/professor-stephen-h-powis/" title="Posts by Professor Stephen H Powis" class="author url fn" rel="author">Professor Stephen H Powis</a> and <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/author/professor-sue-hill/" title="Posts by Professor Dame Sue Hill" class="author url fn" rel="author">Professor Dame Sue Hill</a> </p> <ul class="topics"> <li><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/?filter-category=cyp" rel="tag">Children and young people</a></li><li><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/?filter-category=hearing-loss" rel="tag">Hearing loss</a></li> </ul> </div> </article> <article class="post js-equalheight"> <h2><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/taking-patients-with-us-on-the-federated-data-platform/">Taking patients with 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</article> <article class="post js-equalheight"> <h2><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/blog/working-together-this-winter/">Working together this winter</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta group"> <time class="post-meta" datetime="2019-12-13"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path class="icon" d="M15.47 3v11.61a.8.8 0 0 1-.63.78A36 36 0 0 1 8 16a36 36 0 0 1-6.83-.6.8.8 0 0 1-.63-.78V3a.8.8 0 0 1 .63-.78c.05 0 .6-.12 1.5-.23v.72A1.35 1.35 0 0 0 4.09 4a1.08 1.08 0 0 1-.35-.8V1.07a1.07 1.07 0 1 1 2.13 0v.58h3.2v1.02A1.35 1.35 0 0 0 10.49 4a1.08 1.08 0 0 1-.35-.8V1.07a1.07 1.07 0 1 1 2.13 0v.75c1.53.17 2.48.35 2.57.37a.8.8 0 0 1 .63.81zm-1.6 11V6.4H2.14V14a36.28 36.28 0 0 0 5.86.48 36.28 36.28 0 0 0 5.87-.48zM3.74 12.8v-2.14h2.13v2.14zm5.33-3.2H6.94V7.46h2.13zm-2.13 3.2v-2.14h2.13v2.14zm5.33-3.2h-2.13V7.46h2.13zm-2.13 3.2v-2.14h2.13v2.14z"/></svg> 13 December 2019 </time> <p class="post-author"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 16"><path 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