Dr Palferman presently holds or has held the following positions of responsibility and distinction:
- Chair of Clinical Affairs Committee for the British Society of Rheumatology
- President and Vice President for the Section of Rheumatology, Royal Society of Medicine
- Examiner for MRCP, Royal College of Physicians, London.(Host and nominated visiting examiner for London College)
- Member of Specialty Questions Writing Group for Parts I and II MRCP
- Scientific adviser to the National Osteoporosis Society
- Expert Adviser to National Institute for Clinical Health and Excellence ( NICE )
- Approved Practitioner for British Association of Performing Arts Medicine
- Member Publications Working Group; Arthritis Research Campaign
- Member Regional Postgraduate Dean’s Advisory Panel
- Honary Clinical Lecturer in Medical Education, University of Bristol
- Honorary Treasurer and Member of Council of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance
- Council Member of the Independent Doctors Forum
