Anna van der Gaag

Anna van der Gaag CBE FRCSLT
Occupation	Speech Therapist
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Strathclyde
Thesis	Evaluating the communication skills of adults with learning disabilities (2000)
Academic work
Institutions	University of Strathclyde University of Oxford University of Oxford University of Surrey Health and Care Professions Council Gambling Commission

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.

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 2006-2008 she was a member of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. From 2006-2015 she was Chair of the Health and Care Professions Council.

In 2019 she was appointed chair of the Responsible Gambling Strategy Board.

Awards

van der Gaag was awarded an honorary degree from Birmingham City University. She was awarded a CBE in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to Health and Care.

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