Governance
We are governed by a Board of Trustees who are responsible for the management and direction of Blood Pressure UK.
All our Trustees have full legal responsibility for our actions. They are unpaid volunteers, and all are experts in high blood pressure and its management.
The Board meets once a year and delegates day-to-day responsibility for the running of Blood Pressure UK to the Chief Executive Officer.
The Board of Trustees
Chair of Trustees
Dr Pauline Swift
Consultant Nephrologist, London
Founder and Trustee
Graham MacGregor CBE
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Barts & The London
Graham MacGregor is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health (Barts & The London) and Honorary Consultant Physician at St George's Hospital, London.
Professor MacGregor set up Blood Pressure UK in 2001. He is also chairman of Action on Salt (Previously known as CASH - Consensus Action on Salt and Health), WASH, Action on Sugar, sits on the board for the World Hypertension League, and has served as President of The British and Irish Hypertension Society.
Professor MacGregor's research work has focused on the mechanisms underlying the rise in blood pressure in hypertension, the importance of the renin-angiotensin system, and the influence of salt and potassium intake on health. Professor MacGregor has authored many scientific articles on various aspects of blood pressure and cardiovascular medicine.
In June 2019, he was awarded a CBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Treasurer
Mr C R Guy Biggin
Trustees
Professor Bryan Williams
Professor of Medicine, University College London Hospitals
Professor Sir Mark Caulfield
Professor of Medicine, London
Nirmala Markandu
Senior Research Fellow - Nursing, London
Rebecca Suckling
Consultant Nephrologist and Associate Medical Director, London
Morven Lean
Senior Strategic Change Manager, Alzheimer's Society
Our Annual Reports and Accounts
Our Annual reports and Accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6BQ
