 He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 1993, Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) in 2000, and Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPHM, now FFPH) in 2002.He has been a trustee of the Science Museum in London and Marie Curie Cancer Care.When interviewed about inspecting hospitals by "The Independent" in January 2014 he said "We have seen variation.