Professor Paul Cosford, Public Health England.
Professor Paul Cosford is the Director for Health Protection and Medical Director for Public Health England, responsible for systems to ensure the prevention and control of infectious diseases and environmental, hazards and for public health emergency preparedness and response in England. He is also responsible for PHEs global public health functions and for quality and clinical governance, medical professional performance for the English public health system. Paul has led many responses to major public health incidents including PHEs role in the Ebola outbreaks in West Africa, following which he was made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours of 2016.
Paul is an experienced clinical leader, publishing on a variety of topics and has an Honorary Professorship in Public Health at Chester University.