Northern Ireland Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, has announced the reappointment of the non-executive chair and non-executive (dental) member to the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency (NIMDTA).
Derek Wilson has been reappointed as the non-executive chair and Hall Graham as the non-executive (dental) member.
Both reappointments commenced on 1 October and will end on a date not later than 30 September 2029.
The NIMDTA chair position attracts a remuneration of £16,221 with a time commitment of four days per month.
NIMDTA non-executive member positions attract a remuneration of £3,493 per annum with a time commitment of 20 days per year.
These reappointments are made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments for Northern Ireland.
NIMDTA commissions, promotes, and oversees postgraduate medical and dental education and training throughout Northern Ireland.
Its role is to attract and appoint individuals of the highest calibre to recognised training posts and programmes to ensure the provision of a highly-competent medical and dental workforce with the essential skills to meet the changing needs of the population and health and social care in Northern Ireland.
The NIMDTA Board is made up of a chair and five non-executive members.
Wilson spent nearly four decades as a banker, latterly specialising in managing mortgage businesses.
Prior to retiring from full time private sector roles, he moved into the public and voluntary sectors, having served for 10 years on the board of NIHE between 2015-2025.
Graham graduated from QUB Dental School in 1982, having been awarded a BDS.
He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Glasgow in 1985 and completed a Masters in Dental Public Health in University College London in 2007.
He worked in the Belfast Dental School from 1982-1987 and in General Dental Practice from 1987-2002.
In 2002 he became a dental advisor in the Eastern Board, and in 2007 was appointed as a primary care advisor and assistant director in RQIA.
He retired from RQIA in 2018, but remains a member of bank staff acting as an advisor to the RQIA Review Programme.
He was also a dental member of the GDC Fitness to Practise Panel from 2015-2025 and is currently a lay member of the NI Solicitors’ complaints and disciplinary panels