Alastair Kent

Director

Main areas of work are:

• Orphan Medicinal Products Regulations
• Reorganisation of the NHS and the commissioning of genetic services.
• Media relations and acting as a spokesperson for GIG.
• Advising the Trustee Board on policy and strategy.

Miscellaneous & unremunerated interests

• Member, Royal College of Physicians / Royal College of Pathologists / British Society for Human Genetics Joint Committee on Clinical Genetics.  
• Member, the Genetics Committee of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
• Member, the Genetic Commissioning Advisory Group (DH).
• Member, Genetics Commissioning Group (London NHS).
• Member, Orphan Medicinal Products Committee (EMEA).
• Member, European Health Forum (EC).
• Member, Progress Educational Trust Advisory Committee.
• Member, European Federation of Biotechnology Task Group on the Public Perception of Biotechnology.
• European Alliance of Genetic Support Groups Executive Committee.
• Member of the Human Genetics Commission (HGC).

Remunerated

• Non Executive Director - Cambridge City PCT
  

Further to the above, my other commitments include:

• Speaking and writing on genetic issues in the specialist press and for a wider audience.
• Fundraising
• General management of the organisation's day to day operations.

Email: alastairgig.org.uk