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Dr Paul Litchfield FRCP OBE is an occupational physician who has been Chief Medical Officer at the BT Group since 2001.

University
Litchfield studied clinical sciences at St Andrew's University in Scotland before moving to Manchester University for his undergraduate clinical training. He graduated with a degree in medicine in 1977.

Royal Navy
Litchfield joined the Royal Navy shortly after graduation. He served at sea and ashore for three years as a Surgeon Lieutenant and then began his training in occupational medicine, based at the Institute of Naval Medicine in Portsmouth. When he was fully trained, he worked in one of the navy dockyards as Medical Officer of Health. Aged 40, Litchfield retired from the navy in 1994.

Civilian career
On leaving the Forces, Litchfield worked for two years in a senior medical position in the Civil Service before moving to the private health company BMI Healthcare, where he worked as Clinical Development Director until 2000.

In 2001, he was made Chief Medical Officer at BT where he still works. He has a particular interest in mental wellbeing and work. He was awarded the OBE for services to occupational health in 2007.

Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Litchfield is a Fellow of the faculty and chaired its ethical committee between 2007 and 2013. He co-edited Ethics Guidance for Occupational Health Practice in 2012.

Department for Work and Pensions
In 2009, he co-wrote a report on mental health and the workplace for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

In 2013, he was appointed to review the performance of the department's Work Capability Assessment - the eligibility test for Employment and Support Allowance.

Awards and honours
He was awarded the OBE in 2007.