Dr Jonathan Leach

Dr Jonathan Leach is a GP in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Jonathan originally pursued a military career for 25 years and worked around the world in the Army being promoted to the rank of Colonel in 2002. Posts comprised clinical, managerial and academic roles, including Professor of General Practice and Director of GP Education, as well as providing medical support for UK operations overseas in both clinical and command capacities. Since returning to the NHS in 2008, he has had senior executive positions, including Medical Director and Director of Primary Care for Worcestershire and Associate Medical Director for NHS England. In addition to clinical work in Bromsgrove, Jonathan is the NHS England Medical Director for Armed Forces and Veterans Health and thus advises NHS in England on the NHS care of service personnel, their families and veterans. In this role, he has been instrumental in the design and delivery of the new models of care for veterans and especially in the field of mental health. He is also involved in developing a network of ‘veteran-friendly’ NHS GP practices as part of a partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners; this currently has 500 surgeries signed up to the initiative with the intention that it will be rolled out nationally. In addition to the above roles, Jonathan is Joint Honorary Secretary for the Royal College of General Practitioners.