David Lawrence MA MPhil FFPH

- T 133
- LSHTM
- 15-17 Tavistock Place
- London
- WC1H 9SH
- T: +447884437990
After a first degree in biological sciences and economics I did research at Guy's Hospital Medical School in planning medical care. After training in public health medicine at LSHTM and in the NHS, I worked for many years in the NHS as a consultant in public health medicine, mainly in health needs assessment, planning, outcomes research and public health training. I am now consultant in public health for 'Individual Funding Requests' for NHS SE London and Associate Consultant in the Public Health Action Support Team
Affiliation
Teaching
I teach health services research, critical appraisal and health care demand management.
I have trained Specialist Registrars and non-medical trainees in specialist training in public health.
Research
My main research interest is in factors affecting the appropriate use of health services. I have carried out research in cataract surgery outcomes and their relation to need for care. I am helping develop the ethical legal basis for NHS clinical decison making for Individual Funding Requests.
Research areas
- Health care policy
- Health outcomes
- Health services research
- Health status measurement
- Health systems
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
- Policy analysis
Other interests
- Health Services Utilisation
