User:Jared Nichols 07/Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro

Family
Bernard Ribeiro's immediate family is made up of has wife, Elisabeth, and four children, Joanna Charlotte, Tessa Elisabeth, Nicola Helen, and Richard Francisco Ribeiro.

Medical Work
In 2014, there was an Assisted Dying Bill that was proposed by Lord Falconer. This bill aimed to make it legal for doctors to provide patients medication that would end their life if they chose. Bernard Ribeiro was not in favor of this bill, believing that it would complicate patient-doctor relationships.

In 2007 Bernard Ribeiro responded to two of his colleagues Maynard and Ayalew, and detailing how establishments such as Royal College of Surgeons of England are working to implement patient reported outcome measures for elective surgical procedures. Ribeiro believed that the entire National Health Service and its patients would benefit. This implementation would also lead to higher levels of training and teaching standards. Bernard Ribeiro began his journey at Basildon Hospital when he was appointed there in 1979. In addition to his development of many surgery techniques, such as minimally invasive surgery he was also instrumental in bringing the construction of the Essex Cardiothoracic Center to the Basildon Hospital. The Essex Cardiothoracic Center at Basildon Hospital routinely see's 300,000 outpatients in addition to seeing 103,000 accident and emergency patients. With an anual budget in excess of 288 million Euros, the Essex Cardiothoracic Center is able to provide many medical tests and treatments to the public, such as x-rays, blood tests, and even dermatology services. The Essex Cardiothoracic Center has also offered resources in equality and Diversity, specifically data on the gender pay gap, as well as their workforce race equality standard. They boast their values of safe, caring, and excellence, guide how they operate day to day oppressions.

Awards and Honors
Bernard Ribiero was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1972. Bernard Ribiero was then awarded the role of Consultant General Surgeon in 1979 at Basildon Hospital. From 1999 until 2000 Bernard Ribiero was President of the Association of Surgeons across Great Britain as well as Ireland. From 2005 to 2008 he was President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Bernard Ribiero received the CBE award in 2004, which is given to those making outstanding contribution towards medicine. In 2012, Ribeiro gained appointment to Chairman of the Independent Recognition Panel, who's responsibility was to advise the Secretary of State for Health. Ribeiro was also added as a member to the European Union's Home Affairs Sub-Committee in the House of Lords. Bernard Ribiero was also tasked as a committee member for the Select Committee on the Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS and Adult Social Care. Bernard Ribeiro was best known for his development an execution of keyhole surgery. It was for this achievement that helped Bernard Ribeiro become acknowledged and inducted into the House Of Lords. Bernard Ribeiro also holds honorary degrees from multiple universities such as the University of Bath and Anglia Ruskin University as well as an honorary fellowship with the American College of Surgeons.