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Dr Robert Peel Appointed SMC Chair from 1 April 2026

Dr Robert Peel Appointed SMC Chair from 1 April 2026

Dr Robert Peel, Consultant Nephrologist at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, became Chair of the Scottish Medicines Consortium on 1 April 2026, succeeding Professor Scott Muir. Dr Peel previously chaired the SMC New Drugs Committee. As a nephrologist who has spent decades prescribing high-cost medicines against defined eligibility criteria, he brings relevant clinical experience of the governance that specialist drug prior approval systems are designed to address.

 

 

Dr Robert Peel appointed SMC Chair from 1 April 2026. Healthcare Improvement Scotland. April 2026. https://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot

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