Martin McKee
Martin McKee is Professor of European Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
He trained as a doctor in Belfast. He directs a team of researchers working on health and health policy in central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. He is also research director of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, a partnership of universities, national and regional governments, and international agencies and President-elect of the European Public Health Association. He has published over 720 scientific papers and 40 books, was an editor of the European Journal of Public Health for 15 years and is a member of numerous editorial boards, and an editorial consultant to The Lancet. According to the Lancet "Just conversing with Martin McKee is liable to cause jetlag. A champion of European health care, he is a blur of kinetic energy, as he travels around the world to engage researchers and policy makers in neglected health issues of central and eastern Europe"[1] .
Polyclinics
When Lord Darzi proposed the establishment of Polyclinics in England he wrote a paper with Bernd Rechel of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in which they observed:
Polyclinics were a centrepiece of the Soviet model of healthcare delivery, but many countries of Central and Eastern Europe have abandoned them over the past two decades in favour of a system of general practice that draws extensively on the British model. Advisers from the World Bank, the EU, and many bilateral donors agreed that the polyclinic had failed to deliver modern, integrated health care and saw general practices as the future.[2]
Attitude to NHS Reform
In January 2014 he said that continuing health inequalities among London boroughs was a scandal and claimed coalition reforms had left it unclear who was supposed to analyse health data and tackle the problems highlighted[3] .
External Links
Professor Martin McKee CBE MD DSc MSc FRCP FRCPE FRCPI FFPH FMedSci Martin McKee's blog
References
- ^ "Martin McKee: champion of public health in Europe". The Lancet. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ Rechel, Bernd; McKee, Martin (2008). "Lessons from polyclinics in Central and Eastern Europe". British Medical Journal. 337 (7663): 236.
- ^ "Top 10 causes of death in London boroughs highlight health inequalities". The Guardian. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.