Honorary visiting professor of Health Policy and Management Manchester Business School, Manchester University and formerly of the Centre for Public Policy & Health, School of Health, Durham University.
Was a GP from 1971 at Castlefields Health Centre Runcorn, retiring March 2007.
Been on many overseas advisory visits specialising in primary care development, long term conditions and system reform.
Department of Health
Appointed as National Director for Primary Care and medical adviser to commissioning and system management directorate, DH 2007 retired December 2010
Previously National Clinical Director for Primary Care, DH 2001-2007
Clinical lead for delivery of 18 week hospital access programme
Chair Long Term Conditions delivery board,
Co-chair Urgent and Emergency Care Board,
Reports for DH;
2009- Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. ‘A review of lessons learnt for commissioners and performance managers following the Health Care Commission Investigation’
2010- Review of GP Out-of-Hours services, Dr David Colin-Thomé and Professor Steve Field
Current role:
Chair of PCC (Primary Care commissioning)
Trustee Guy’s and St Thomas’ charity and Queen’s Nursing Institute
Various consultancies chiefly but not exclusively on primary care development
