¶ Harry Cayton
William Henry Rymer "Harry" Cayton[1] is a British regulatory consultant based in Canada. He is described as "a committed internationalist" who works as an advisor on professional regulation and governance.[2] He is a senior advisor for The Regulator's Practice and a member of the oversight board for the Journal of Medical Regulation, a publication of the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).[3][4]
¶ History
Cayton was born in March 1950.[5]
¶ Education
Cayton holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and linguistics from the University of Ulster, a Diploma in anthropology from the University of Durham, and a Bachelor of Philosophy in education from the University of Newcastle.[2:1][6]
¶ Career
From 1981-1992, Cayton served as Director of the National Deaf Children’s Society. He was chief executive of the Alzheimer's Society from 1992-2003, and director of Deafness Research UK from sometime prior to 1992 until May 31, 2005.[5:1] He was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on December 30, 2000 for his work for people with dementia.[7][1:1]
From 2002-2007, Cayton served as National Director for Patients and the Public at the Department of Health in the United Kingdom. He received the Alzheimer Europe Award in 2004.[7:1]
In September 2004, Cayton was announced as the chair of the Care Record Development Board (CRDB).[8] He also served as chair of the Expert Group on the Regulation of Cosmetic Surgery.[2:2]
Cayton was a Distinguished Graduate of Ulster University in 2005. He was made a director of Comic Relief on July 20, 2005.[5:2]
He served as chair of the Arts Council England Working Group on Arts in Health in 2006.[2:3]
In 2007, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Fellowship through Distinction of the Royal College of Physicians' Faculty of Public Health.[7:2]
He was then appointed as chief executive of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE), later renamed to Professional Standards Authority, in August 2007, serving until 2018.[3:1]
On June 12, 2008, Cayton was appointed as the chief executive for the Dr Foster Ethics Committee. He resigned December 31, 2008.[5:3]
In November 2008, Cayton was announced as the founding chair of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care (NIGB).[9] He was succeeded by Fiona Caldicott in June 2011.[10]
In 2010-2011, Cayton chaired the Royal College of Physicians Working Party on Access to Medicines.[2:4] From 2011-2013, Cayton served as a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Digital Health.[2:5][11] He was listed in the acknowledgements of a 2013 report titled "Sustainable Health Systems Visions, Strategies, Critical Uncertainties and Scenarios" co-published by the WEF and McKinsey & Company.[12]
He received the 2016 International Leadership Award from the World Health Executive Forum.[13]
¶ Cayton Report
In May 2018, Cayton received $400,000 from the British Columbia Ministry of Health to conduct an inquiry into the administration and operation of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, as requested by Health Minister Adrian Dix.[14][15] Cayton submitted the report on December 21, 2018.[14:1] The Ministry published the "Cayton Report" in April 2019,[16] coinciding with a second $100,000 payment to Cayton.[17]
Cayton resigned from his position as director of Comic Relief on November 6, 2019.[18]
¶ COVID-19
On August 12, 2020, Thentia announced it had appointed Cayton to its board of directors.[13:1]
On July 19, 2021, the Law Society of British Columbia announced it had appointed Cayton to "conduct an independent review," examining "the Society’s governance structure, how it assists or inhibits the delivery of the legal regulator’s core purpose and statutory functions, how it enables and supports equity, diversity and inclusion, and whether it achieves best practice in regulatory governance."[19]
¶ Clients
Cayton's clients have included:[2:6][20]
- American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB)
- Aphasia Alliance
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency
- British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP)
- British Columbia College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP)
- British Columbia Ministry of Health
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
- College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA)
- College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia (CDSBC)
- College of Veterinarians of British Columbia
- Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia
- Food and Health Bureau (FHB)
- The Health Foundation
- Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review
- Law Society of Alberta
- Law Society of British Columbia
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Medical Council of New Zealand
- New Brunswick College of Pharmacists
- Nursing Council of New Zealand
- Office of the Superintendent of Professional Governance
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers
- Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- The Regulator's Practice
- Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (Saudi Vision 2030)
- Thentia
- Veterinary Council of Ireland
- Watson
- World Health Organization (WHO)
¶ Videos
¶ External links
Public and voluntary sector honours: OBE. (2000, December 30). The Guardian. http://archive.today/2015.01.30-000340/http://www.theguardian.com/society/2000/dec/30/1 ↩︎ ↩︎
Harry Cayton Bio. (2023, September). Nurses Association of New Brunswick. https://web.archive.org/web/20231120044814/https://www.nanb.nb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Harry-Cayton-Bio-E.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Biography. Harry Cayton. Retrieved November 17, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.17-002044/https://www.harrycayton.net/biography ↩︎ ↩︎
The Team. The Regulator’s Practice. Retrieved November 22, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231122004729/https://regulatorspractice.com/the-team/ ↩︎
William Henry Rymer CAYTON personal appointments. Companies House. Retrieved November 21, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231121032102/https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/UGYbGc4Ryzaqx-z_fZ4-lMcKALE/appointments ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Carvel, J. (2003, December 10). Quick fixer. The Guardian. https://web.archive.org/web/20231122005014/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2003/dec/10/guardiansocietysupplement.politics ↩︎
Mr Harry CAYTON. (2008). Hospital Authority. https://web.archive.org/web/20231117002759/https://www3.ha.org.hk/haconvention/hac2008/doc/prof_mr_cayton.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Kmietowicz Z. (2004). New body set up to monitor introduction of computer system into NHS. BMJ : British Medical Journal, 329(7468), 704. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC518930/ ↩︎
Hoeksma, J. (2008, November 7). Harry Cayton to chair new patient data body. Digital Health. http://archive.today/2023.11.17-003452/https://www.digitalhealth.net/2008/11/harry-cayton-to-chair-new-patient-data-body/ ↩︎
Appointment of Chair to the National Information Governance Board. (2011, June). National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care. https://web.archive.org/web/20110619032514/http://www.nigb.nhs.uk/appointmentofchair ↩︎
Bilton, D., & Cayton, H. (2013, October). Asymmetry of influence: the role of regulators in patient safety. The Health Foundation. https://web.archive.org/web/20231122005427/https://www.health.org.uk/sites/default/files/AysmmetryOfInfluenceTheRoleOfRegulatorsInPatientSafety.pdf ↩︎
Sustainable Health Systems Visions, Strategies, Critical Uncertainties and Scenarios. (2013, January). World Economic Forum. https://web.archive.org/web/20231115214007/https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_SustainableHealthSystems_Report_2013.pdf ↩︎
Cardarelli, J. (2020, August 12). Harry Cayton CBE joins Thentia’s Board of Directors. Thentia. https://web.archive.org/web/20231117014433/https://thentia.com/thentia-cloud/harry-cayton-cbe-joins-thentias-board-of-directors/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Cayton, H. (2018, December 21). An Inquiry into the performance of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia and the Health Professions Act. Government of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20231117015124/https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/practitioner-pro/professional-regulation/cayton-report-college-of-dental-surgeons-2018.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (2018, July 27). Ministry of Health - Directly-Awarded Contracts - May 2018. Government of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20231121030501/http://docs.openinfo.gov.bc.ca/DA11636_Directly_Awarded_Contracts_Ministry_of_Health_May_2018.xlsx ↩︎
Lindsay, B. (2019, April 11). Rip up current system and start over, recommends review of B.C.'s professional health colleges. CBC News. http://archive.today/2023.11.17-015037/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-health-professional-regulation-report-1.5094180 ↩︎
British Columbia Ministry of Health. (2019, June 28). Ministry of Health - Directly-Awarded Contracts - April 2019. Government of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20231017173344/http://docs.openinfo.gov.bc.ca/DA16213_Directly_Awarded_Contracts_Ministry_of_Health_April_2019.xlsx ↩︎
Strategic Report - Governance. Comic Relief. Retrieved November 21, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20231121032743/https://www.comicrelief.com/annualreport2018-19/governance/ ↩︎
Law Society appoints Harry Cayton for governance review. (2021, July 19). The Law Society of British Columbia. https://web.archive.org/web/20231216202426/https://www.lawsociety.bc.ca/about-us/news-and-publications/news/2021/law-society-appoints-harry-cayton-for-governance-r/ ↩︎
Partnerships. Harry Cayton. Retrieved November 20, 2023, from http://archive.today/2023.11.20-045541/https://www.harrycayton.net/partners ↩︎