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Hansard to 11 November 2026 · 31,429 contributions indexed · 1,439 MPs & peers
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Professor Bola Owolabi: no photograph is held, so the clinician plate is shown instead.
Clinician
Professor Bola Owolabi
Chief Inspector of Primary Care and Community Services at CQC, former Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England, Honorary Professor at Birmingham University's Institute of Applied Health Research, Vice President of the Royal Society of Public Health, and practising GP
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press citations on 1 topic since 16 Dec 2025 · last quoted 14 Sept 2026
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Professor Bola Owolabi: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- Chief Inspector of Primary Care and Community Services at CQC, former Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England, Honorary Professor at Birmingham University's Institute of Applied Health Research, Vice President of the Royal Society of Public Health, and practising GP
- Quoted on
- GP access
- Tracked press citations
- 4
- Most recently quoted
- 14 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 16 Dec 2025
04 The signal · where Professor Bola Owolabi sits on gp access
Ranked 39= of 100 voices quoted in the press on gp access, level with 9 others on 4 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
- 1
Dr Katie BramallUnionImmediate past chair, BMA GP Committee for England; Chair, BMA GP Committee UK, British Medical Association82 - 2
Professor Victoria Tzortziou BrownClinicianChair of Council, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)63 - 3
Dr Chris ProvanClinicianChair, RCGP Scotland (three-year term began November 2023; described by GPonline in late October 2026 as the outgoing chair, with Dr Chris Williams named as his successor), Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland41 - 39=Dr Gaurav GuptaSector leaderKent LMC chair4
- 39=Richard Van MellaertsClinicianDr, Surrey GP4
- 39=Professor Bola OwolabiClinicianChief Inspector of Primary Care and Community Services at CQC, former Director of the National Healthcare Inequalities Improvement Programme at NHS England, Honorary Professor at Birmingham University's Institute of Applied Health Research, Vice President of the Royal Society of Public Health, and practising GP4
- 39=Alex ArmitageClinicianNHS doctor and South Mainland councillor (Dr)4
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Sir Chris WhittyRegulatorChief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Department of Health and Social Care3
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05 On the record · press
What Professor Bola Owolabi has said
By outlet · linked articles
- gponline.com4
Where Professor Bola Owolabi has been quoted
- 01CQC highlights best practice examples from GP inspections | GPonlinegponline.com · 14 Sept 2026
- 02CQC begins pilots of new GP assessment this month | GPonlinegponline.com · 9 Jun 2026
- 03Q&A: Professor Bola Owolabi on how CQC regulation of general practice is changing | GPonlinegponline.com · 18 Feb 2026
- 04CQC to pilot new GP-specific inspection framework this springgponline.com · 13 Feb 2026
Verbatim
“Sharing these case studies is a great opportunity to take the valuable learning we see on inspection and give practice teams practical, real-world examples that they can learn from and adapt.”
“I understand that even the anticipation of a CQC inspection can bring about a degree of pressure”
“So as a GP myself, I recognise the pressure of the day job itself and what it takes to provide excellent general practice to patients.”
“As a GP myself, I recognise the pressure of the day job itself and what it takes to provide excellent general practice to patients. And I understand that even the anticipation of a CQC inspection can bring about a degree of pressure. But through this renewed approach, I'm determined to make sure that we get the balance right between the rigour of regulation, but being mindful of the context in which people are doing their work.”
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