Colleagues, may I ask you to both look at this e-mail and forward it widely.. It is so important that Britain's ethnic majority populations participate in our agencies. Your help in generating interest would, I am sure, be greatly appreciated here. Raj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Reichwald" <> To: "'Raj Bhopal'" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 8:35 AM Subject: RE: Food Standards Agency > Dear Raj > > Below is a brief note for the text of an email. Many thanks. Peter > "" > The National Clinical Assessment Agency seeks to recruit 150 Assessors. > 40 Clinical Assessors with General Practice, Prison Medical Service, or > Defence Medical Services, and at least five years' standing as a Principal > in general practice, or equivalent experience as a Non-Principal > 70 Clinical Assessors with Secondary Care experience and at least five years > ' standing as a Consultant, currently employed by an NHS organisation or > have been so within the last 2 years. The NCAA will seek to achieve balance > across the specialties: General Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, > Pathology, Paediatrics (Hospital and Community) Psychiatry, Radiology > (Diagnostic Imaging), Geriatric Medicine and General Medicine. Other > specialties will be sought in a next round of recruitment. > 40 Lay Assessors, with the appropriate qualities and who are not and never > have been a member of the medical or dental profession, nor should you be > currently employed in one of the other clinical professions. The lay > assessor will help to ensure that the interests of patients and the public > are represented. > > We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of the > ethnic minority communities. The closing date is 23 December 2002. > Application pack and details available at www.kmcinternational.co.uk insert > reference number 522/2 or call 08709909333 also quote 522/2 > "" > > Peter Reichwald > -------------------------------------------------------------- > kmc international > Tel.: 020-7317 4613 > Fax.: 020-7317 4620 > email: [log in to unmask] > mobile: 07973 853078 > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: Raj Bhopal [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 28 November 2002 11:35 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Food Standards Agency > > > The simplest method is for you to send me a short e-mail message for > distribution > to appropriate lists. > > Raj > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Reichwald" <[log in to unmask]> > To: "'Raj Bhopal'" <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 11:57 PM > Subject: RE: Food Standards Agency > > > > Thank you for your reply and I am sorry that you feel over committed an > > unable to consider this for yourself. > > I would, however, really appreciate hearing more e-mail lists on > ethnicity > > and health and seeing one could get messages out through them. Would it be > > possible to call you sometime next week? Is so could you kindly let me > have > > a phone number? > > > > In addition to assisting the Food Standards Agency with their need for > Board > > Members, I am also currently running the recruitment for the National > > Clinical Assessment Authority who are looking for 150 Lay and Clinical > > assessors. The advertisement appeared in the Guardian today ( Wednesday) > and > > the Times tomorrow (Thursday) as well as the professional press this week. > > > > hope to have the opportunity to speak with you. > > > > kind regards > > > > Peter Reichwald > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > kmc international > > Tel.: 020-7317 4613 > > Fax.: 020-7317 4620 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > mobile: 07973 853078 > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Raj Bhopal [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 25 November 2002 14:55 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Food Standards Agency > > > > > > I am greatly overcommitted so I must decline your flattering invitation. > > There are many talented people from ethnic minority groups who would love > to > > apply. There are a number of e-mail lists on ethnicity and health that > > exist. If you were able to send me a suitable short message, with the > > appropriate web sites, but no attachments, I could follow them > > appropriately. > > > > Raj. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter Reichwald" <[log in to unmask]> > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 7:53 AM > > Subject: Food Standards Agency > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Professor Raj Bhopal > > > > > > We are the consultants currently assisting the Foods Standards Agency in > > the > > > selection process of 3 new Board Members. > > > > > > As a result of advertising we received 313 applications. However, there > is > > a > > > distinct under representation of applicants from ethnic minority > > communities > > > and the Agency feels it important for that voice to be represented at > > their > > > meetings. > > > > > > Kay Tee Khaw mentioned your name as someone who may be able to help me > > > identify, even at this late stage, some suitable names for me to > approach. > > > I would in fact be delighted if you would consider applying yourself. > Your > > > professional background is so ideally suited to the specification we are > > > needing to fit. I am attaching a copy of the further particulars, where > on > > > page 4, you will be able to see the background experience being sought > as > > > well as the person specification. > > > > > > The Food Standards Agency is unusual in so far that it holds many of its > > > meetings in public. It therefore requires a specific type of character > to > > be > > > able to cope with this as well as the usual attributes required by > someone > > > acting in a non-executive capacity. > > > > > > I have about a week to bring any further candidates forward so if you > feel > > > you know of anyone I would be extremely grateful for your help. > > > > > > Yours sincerely > > > > > > Peter Reichwald > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > kmc international > > > Tel.: 020-7317 4613 > > > Fax.: 020-7317 4620 > > > email: [log in to unmask] > > > mobile: 07973 853078 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.419 / Virus Database: 235 - Release Date: 13/11/2002 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.422 / Virus Database: 237 - Release Date: 20/11/2002 > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 25/11/2002 > > > > > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 25/11/2002 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 25/11/2002 > > >