FACULTY STAFF

Profile

Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, University of Aberdeen.
Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners, University of Newcastle.
Master of Arts in Health Management, Planning & Policy, University of Leeds

Experience

Duncan has extensive experience of a variety of health systems and international contexts. His interests are in the development of innovation networks and the role of leadership and culture in promoting system change. His current work portfolio for CIHM is centred on building a diverse network committed to leading development and implementation of systems change in a variety of international settings.

Duncan started his professional career as a general medical practitioner, this gives him continuing insight into clinical cultures and clinical systems. He then worked internationally in a number of countries with work focused on leadership and management systems strengthening. His experience of working in multi-cultural environments and in surfacing underlying principles of organizing is significant. After returning to the UK in the late 90s, Duncan worked in the NHS, initially in primary care development before holding executive level positions in commissioning and more recently as a Deputy Chief Executive of a PCT. He has direct and practical experience of leading large scale organizations and in partnership working with a range of stakeholders and clinical groups. He has led planning, contracting, quality and productivity initiatives within health economies. He has also worked as Commissioning Adviser for the NHS Information Centre for Health & Social Care in developing more accessible and appropriate information for clinicians, managers and the public; both to aid evidence based decision making and to make health systems more accountable to the public.