David Lawrence MA MPhil FFPH

Honorary Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research (30/06/14)

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
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