John Black is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Oxford University Hospitals and Chief Medical Officer of the South Central Ambulance Service Foundation Trusts.
John is a military veteran having served as a reservist for Defence Medical Services 2003-21.
John was a Medical Advisor to the Emergency Preparedness Division Department of Health 2006-2008 and Chaired a Sub-committee that produced the first clinical practice guidelines for the Hazardous Area Response Teams (HART) operating inside of the inner cordon of hazardous incidents.
John was a founder member (2008-15) and Chair (2012 – 2014) of the Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine that oversaw the establishment of the Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine as a medical sub-speciality, its accreditation by the General Medical Council, and the approval of post-graduate training programmes in the United Kingdom.
John was appointed a Queen’s Honorary Physician (Civilian) in 2009 and Honorary Consultant Civilian Advisor in Emergency Care to the British Army in 2013.