Anna Danielle van der Gaag CBE is a speech and language therapist and academic. She is visiting professor in ethics and regulation at the University of Surrey and former chair of the Health and Care Professions Council.^[1]

Career

Van der Gaag taught at the University of Strathclyde, was a senior researcher at the University of Oxford and at the Queen Margaret University. From 2006 to 2008 she was a member of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. From 2006 to 2015 she was chair of the Health and Care Professions Council.^[1]

In 2019 she was appointed chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board.^[2]

Awards

Van der Gaag was awarded an honorary degree from Birmingham City University.^[3] She was appointed a CBE in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to health and care.^[4]

Select publications

• Van der Gaag, A. 1988. The communication assessment profile for adults with a mental handicap. London, Speech Profiles.
• Van der Gaag, A. and Dormandy, K. 1993. Communication and learning disabilities: new map of an old country. London, Whurr publishers.
• Van der Gaag, A. 1999. The early communication audit manual : a talking toolkit. London, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Van der Gaag, A. 2004. CASP : the communication assessment profile. Glasgow, Speech Profiles.
• Anderson, C. and Van der Gaag, A. 2005. Speech and language therapy: issues in professional practice

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