Background
Hine was born to David Alban Curran and his wife, Noreen Mary (née Cliffe), and raised in Cardiff.
Hine was born to David Alban Curran and his wife, Noreen Mary (née Cliffe), and raised in Cardiff.
She attended Heathfield House (Cardiff) and Charlton Park (Cheltenham) schools before earning her Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae degree at the Welsh National School of Medicine (now Cardiff University School of Medicine) in 1961.
In 1984 she began her career as a public health physician in Wales. She was named Chair of the Commission for Health Improvement. Since January 2004 she has chaired the BUPA Foundation.
She was a medical practitioner at Cardiff"s Royal Infirmary.
She trained in public health medicine, becoming a specialist in community medicine in 1974. Principal Medical Officer, Welsh Office (1984) Deputy Chief Medical Officer (1985) Director, Breast Cancer Screening Service, Wales (1988) Chief Medical Officer, Wales (1990) She retired in 1997 and was appointed to the Audit Commission the following year.
Hine was named as Chair of the Commission for Health Improvement (August 1999) and elected President, Royal Society of Medicine (from 2000 to 2002). In 2001 Hine was appointed as an independent member to the Appointments Commission.
President Royal Medical Benevolent Fund Non-executive director of Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Vice-President, Marie Curie Cancer Care Member, Science Committee for Cancer Research United Kingdom She received honorary fellowships in: Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Anaesthetists Royal College of General Practitioners Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
She received honorary fellowships in:
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Anaesthetists
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.