John Underwood is a PR adviser, now executive director of Freshwater UK PLC. He is also director of the Centre for Health Communication Research at Buckinghamshire New University where he has been a visiting professor since 2011. He founded the Clear consultancy in 1991 after work as a reporter and presenter for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, where he presented After Dark, a late-night discussion programme. He was Director of Communications for the British Labour Party from June 1990 to June 1991.
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He has advised NHS organisations on communication issues including major health service reconfigurations. Underwood is former chair and trustee of the health charity, Alcohol Change UK [1]and a trustee of the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners (JCCP),[2] which operates an accredited register for non-surgical cosmetic practitioners. It is working towards greater regulation in the cosmetic sector.
References
edit- ^ "Alcohol Change UK charity: Alcohol harms. Time for change". Alcohol Change UK. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "About The JCCP - JCCP". www.jccp.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2024.