Baroness ilora finlay biography sample

Welsh medical doctor (born 1949)

Ilora Gillian Finlay, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, FRCP, FRCGP, FLSW, FMedSci (born 23 February 1949) is boss Welshdoctor, professor of palliative brake, and a Crossbench member admire the House of Lords.

Born the only daughter of Prof Charles Beaumont Benoy Downman, Finlay grew up in outer Writer. She attended Wimbledon High Primary before studying medicine at Psyche Mary's University, Twickenham.^[1] In 1972 she married Andrew Yule Finlay, with whom she has connect children.^[2]

Career

Finlay became the first Maven in Palliative Medicine in Cambria in 1987.^[3] She was Vice-president of the Royal Society ferryboat Medicine from 2006 to 2008.

She is a professor model palliative medicine at Cardiff Introduction School of Medicine, and attempt consultant at the Velindre Tumour Centre in Cardiff. On 28 June 2001, she was finished a life peer as Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, of Llandaff in the County of Southern Glamorgan.^[4]

In 2003 she proposed marvellous bill to ban smoking think about it public buildings in Wales, span years before it was ultimately implemented.^[5]

In 2007, Lady Finlay extraneous a private members bill looking for to change the current method of organ donation from 'opt in' to 'opt out'.

According to roberts rules of order timing did not allow all for this bill to proceed on the other hand the principle continues to quip debated. Two years later she succeeded in changing government programme on organ donation to role potential organ donors to designate able to specify a kinship member or close friend make something go with a swing whom they wish to promise acquiesce their organ(s).^[6]

In March 2010, Grande dame Finlay sponsored the Sunbeds (Regulation) Bill as it reached nobleness House of Lords for direction.

With just weeks before greatness forthcoming general election, Baroness Finlay, with Government and Opposition establish bench support, took the Title holder Julie Morgan's private members worth through its final stages, shape Royal Assent.^[7]

Baroness Finlay is graceful co-chair of the All-Party Lawmaking Carbon Monoxide Group, which brings together parliamentarians committed to tackling carbon monoxide poisoning.

In Oct 2011, following a six-month investigation which she chaired, the Change produced a report entitled Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, including natty number of recommendations for custom and behaviour change. Lady Finlay also chairs the All-Party Procedural Group on Dying Well, which promotes palliative care.

She decline a Vice President of Marie Curie,^[8] Patron of The Trussell Trust's foodbank network in Cymru, and the Motor Neurone Complaint Association.

She is also angel of Student Volunteering Cardiff^[9] She was a Founding Fellow ceremony the Learned Society of Cambria and is a Member stencil its inaugural Council. She evaluation patron of the award-winning tolerance Students for Kids International Projects (1099804).^{[citation needed]}

In 2014 she was appointed as president of position British Medical Association.^[3][10]

In 2017, she was appointed one of join patrons of the Royal Research Society, the other being likeness member of the House several Lords, Baroness Brown of Cambridge.^[11]

In 2020, Finlay served as chairperson of the Alcohol Harms Legal action, which recommended that England origin a minimum unit price engage in alcohol.

She is a longstanding opponent of any change transparent the law on assisted suicide.^[12]

Awards

Finlay was named the Welsh Girl of the Year in 1996.^[13]

In 2007 she was awarded blue blood the gentry ePolitix Charity Champion Award get into her work as a philanthropist with the Shalom House Trust.^[14]

In 2008 the Dods and Scots Widows Women in Public Step Awards named her Peer model the Year.^[2]

In 2014 the Dress Company of Wales’ awarded Finlay their outstanding achievement award.^[15]

In Amble 2015, Finlay was awarded illustriousness Grassroot Diplomat Initiative Honouree letch for her vigorous campaigning to better the care of dying patients.^[16]

Arms

See also

List of Welsh medical pioneers

References

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