Mike Durkin

Advisory Boards @Nhs

Dr. Mike Durkin is the NHS National Director of Patient Safety at NHS Improvement. Prior to this appointment he was the Medical Director of the South of England Strategic Health Authority having previously held Executive Medical Director positions at Strategic Authority and at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. He qualified at The Middlesex Hospital and has held research and teaching appointments in London, Bristol and Yale University, where he was also an Attending in Anesthesiology.He has acted as Advisor to the National Leadership Development Programme for Clinical and Medical Directors and has continued to support the delivery of these programmes with the School of Public Policy at Keele University. In 2006 he was appointed to act as the External Medical Advisor to the Regulatory and Quality Improvement Authority in Northern Ireland. In 2007 and 2008 he led a major investigation into the governance arrangements for symptomatic breast disease and pathology services for the Republic of Ireland. He was on the core team for the Patient Safety Campaign for England as an advisor on leadership interventions.He was the National Clinical Director for VTE, is an appointed Expert by the International Society for Quality in Healthcare and was on the core team for the Patient Safety Campaign for England. He leads the National Patient Safety Programme for England and supports the international development of patient safety systems. He convened the Berwick Advisory Board to advise on creating the conditions to improve the safety of patients in England and he was Chair of the Expert Advisory Board that advised the Secretary of State for Health on the establishment of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch. He is Chair of the Management Board of the NICE National Clinical Guideline Centre and sits on research, policy and patient safety Advisory Boards. He holds Visiting Professor appointments at Imperial College, London and the University of the West of England.