13 Facts About Clare Marx

From January 2019 until July 2021, Dame Clare was chair of the General Medical Council, the first woman appointed to that role.

Clare Marx had worked as an orthopaedic surgeon at Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust from 1993.

Clare Marx decided to become a doctor after a work experience placement at Coventry Hospital.

Clare Marx wed Andrew William Mildmay Fane, son of Major Robert William Augustus Fane and Elinor Valerie Fane, in 1989.

Clare Marx died from the disease on 27 November 2022, at age 68.

Clare Marx became a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at St Mary's and St Charles's hospitals with a particular interest in early surgical education.

Clare Marx was extensively involved in governance and in new projects at the hospital.

Clare Marx was made chair of the RCS invited review Mechanism in 2011.

Clare Marx became president of the college in July 2014 and held this role for three years.

Dame Clare Marx was chair of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management from 2017 to 2018.

Clare Marx felt the European Working Time Directive which restricts working hours in the NHS needed to be relaxed to permit more hours of training.

Clare Marx resigned as chair of the GMC at the end of July 2021, following a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

Clare Marx had been chair from January 2019 and was the first woman to hold the position since the founding of the organisation in 1858.