Dr Alison WrightClinician

Biography

Dr Alison Wright is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist based in London, working in the NHS at the Royal Free London hospital and privately at the HCA Portland Hospital. She became President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) in December 2025, having been elected in June 2025, making her the 33rd President of the College. As a former Vice President of the RCOG, she founded and led the 'Supporting Our Doctors' programme and helped develop the College's Green-top clinical guidelines. She subsequently served as National Specialty Adviser in Obstetrics for NHS England, leading on personalised care and informed choice in maternity services, and succeeded Baroness Cumberlege as Chair of NHS England's maternity and neonatal Stakeholder Council. She is a prominent advocate for tackling the gynaecology waiting list crisis and expanding Women's Health Hubs, and she advises WHO and FIGO on post-partum haemorrhage and global women's health.

References

1. 1.Dr Alison Wright – President | RCOG — Official RCOG biography: role, clinical base, RCOG Council history, Supporting Our Doctors programme, NHS England NSA role, GMC membership, WHO/FIGO advisory roles
2. 2.New President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists elected | RCOG — Election result, December 2025 start date, 33rd President, NHS England NSA role, Supporting Our Doctors, job planning reform
3. 3.Women's voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy – GOV.UK — Press quote from Dr Wright as RCOG President responding to the refreshed Women's Health Strategy (April 2026), gynaecology waiting list advocacy
4. 4.Dr Alison Wright | Baby Lifeline — Background on Vice-President roles, Green-top guidelines, Supporting Our Doctors, NHS England NSA role, NHSE Stakeholder Council, Portland Hospital lead, WHO/FIGO advisory roles
5. 5.Dr Alison Wright Elected as New RCOG President – British Society for Gynaecological Imaging

Expertise

Cited on

• Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
• Cancer
• Maternity & neonatal

Stated areas of expertise

• Gynaecology waiting list reduction
• Women's Health Hubs
• Maternity safety and personalised care
• Obstetrics and gynaecology workforce
• Health equity for women
• Global women's health (WHO/FIGO)

Notable achievements

• Elected as the 33rd President of the RCOG in June 2025, taking office in December 2025 for a three-year term. Source ↗
• Founded and led the RCOG's 'Supporting Our Doctors' programme, providing wellbeing support to Members and Fellows experiencing stress and burnout. Source ↗
• Served as NHS England's National Specialty Adviser in Obstetrics for three years, leading on personalised care and cultural transformation in maternity and neonatal services. Source ↗
• Succeeded Baroness Cumberlege as Chair of NHS England's maternity and neonatal Stakeholder Council, bringing together pregnancy charities and bereaved families. Source ↗
• Quoted by the UK Government as a respondent to the refreshed Women's Health Strategy (April 2026), calling for embedding women's health hubs within the neighbourhood health model. Source ↗

What they’ve said

• “This new data highlights how access to high-quality abortion care is essential for women's health and reproductive autonomy.”

  president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Abortions at record high in England and Wales ‘driven by cost of living’ ↗

• “The exciting and powerful data showed the vaccine's use could see fewer women with a cervical cancer diagnosis, and fewer lives lost to a largely preventable disease.”

  President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists · Cancer · 27 Aug 2026 · HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero ↗

• “Maternity services are currently under huge pressure, and we are aware of staffing gaps on almost every obstetric rota in the country. The RCOG is calling for urgent investment in the maternity workforce – to ensure safe staffing levels, so that we can provide the compassionate care that women and families deserve.”

  President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) · Maternity & neonatal · 12 Aug 2026 · ‘Babies will be born in laybys’: maternity cuts leave women with stark choices in Devon ↗

Source references

1. Abortions at record high in England and Wales ‘driven by cost of living’theguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
2. HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zerotheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
3. ‘Babies will be born in laybys’: maternity cuts leave women with stark choices in Devontheguardian.com · 12 Aug 2026

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://www.rcog.org.uk/about-us/governance/officers/dr-alison-wright/
• Press office emailpressoffice@rcog.org.ukpublished here ↗
• LinkedInhttps://uk.linkedin.com/in/alison-wright-259995b0

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