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Philippa Whitford

Philippa Whitford was a Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate in Central Ayrshire constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election. They were elected with 21,486 votes.

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Philippa Whitford's policies

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Originally from Belfast, Philippa trained mostly around the West of Scotland.

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She spent two years working as a medical volunteer in the Middle East. Most of this time was based at a UN sponsored hospital in Gaza, Palestine with a few months in Lebanon planning development projects after the war. Philippa’s interest and involvement in patients with breast cancer developed early in her career and her Doctorate research was on Breast Cancer Immunology and monoclonal antibodies.

She was a consultant breast surgeon for just over 15 years in Ayrshire and Arran and during that time had been Lead Clinician for that health board and was Lead Clinician of the West of Scotland MCN from 2006 to 2009.

Philippa was involved in the first SIGN guidelines for breast cancer and chaired the breast cancer project groups of the Clinical Standards Board for Scotland and, later, NHS QIS. Her special interest has been in improving services through peer reviewed audit, service redesign and the development of clinical standards.

Elected in May 2015, she was the Member of Parliament for Central Ayrshire and sat on the Health Select Committee. Philippa is the Shadow SNP Westminster Group Leader (Health).

This statement was added by Philippa Whitford, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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Philippa Whitford's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2019 Central Ayrshire: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 21,486 votes (elected) 1st / 4 candidates
2017 Central Ayrshire: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 16,771 votes (elected) 1st / 4 candidates
2015 Central Ayrshire: UK Parliamentary general election Scottish National Party (SNP) 26,999 votes (elected) 1st / 5 candidates
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