David Kerr
David Kerr is director of research and innovation, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
CommentSocial impact investing for the NHS?
David Kerr questions whether the NHS should involve not-for-profit organisations in providing community services as in the US
CommentWe should all join Burnham's debate on integrated care
Key decisions on fusing health and social care cannot wait
CommentDavid Kerr: the true value of reform must be defined by patient outcomes
Rather than distracting from the NHS efficiency challenge, the Health Bill could help achieve it, writes David Kerr.
Comment'The focus now for those who manage healthcare should be value'
Now that the dust has settled somewhat on the furore surrounding the Health Bill, I find myself thinking about the domestic and truly international health agenda.
CommentPost-reform NHS is life, still, but not as we know it
As the dust begins to settle a little on the furore that surrounded the introduction of the Health Bill last month, the wiser among us have started to think through what the new landscape might resemble.
Comment'The challenge is to get better average outcomes and reduce variation'
Post-Blair Labour health “reforms” overemphasised a centrist, target driven culture that tended to distort how care might best be delivered. It marginalised clinical staff, leaving them often to adopt a stance of disgruntled passivity.