Graham Winyard
# Graham Winyard

Graham Winyard CBE FRCP FFPH (born January 1947) is a public health physician who was medical director of the National Health Service in England from 1993 to 1999 and deputy chief medical officer of the NHS in England. He is a member of Health Professionals for Assisted Dying. He is an associate of Hertford College, University of Oxford.

## Early life

Graham Winyard was born in January 1947. He was educated at a grammar school and was the first of his family to attend university. He studied medicine at Hertford College, University of Oxford, and at the Middlesex Hospital.

## Career

Winyard practiced as a public health physician and was medical director of the National Health Service in England from 1993 to 1999 and deputy chief medical officer of the NHS in England.

He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health.

## Other activities

Winyard took a master's degree in religion at SOAS. He has converted to Buddhism and is a lay treasurer of a Theravada forest monastery in West Sussex.

He is a member of Health Professionals for Assisted Dying.

He is an associate of Hertford College, University of Oxford.

Winyard was appointed Commander of the Order of British Empire.

