Professor Kieran Walshe
Director
Kieran Walshe is Director of Health and Care Research Wales and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Alliance Manchester Business School. He is also a non-executive director of the Christie NHS Foundation Trust, chair of the board of the UK Health Services Research UK and a member of the US Academy Health International Advisory Board. He was a member of the REF2014 panel for public health, health services research and primary care. He was associate director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) health services and delivery research programme from 2012 to 2015, and directed the NIHR service delivery and organisation research programme from 2008 to 2011. He edited the journal Health Services Management Research from 2011 to 2015 and was a board member and scientific committee chair of the European Health Management Association from 2008 to 2015. From 2003 to 2006 he directed the Centre for Public Policy and Management in Manchester Business School, and from 2009 to 2011 he directed the university's Institute of Health Sciences.
He has thirty years’ experience in health policy, health management and health services research. He has previously worked at the University of Birmingham, at the University of California at Berkeley as a Harkness Fellow, and at the King's Fund in London, and has a professional background in healthcare management. He often works at the interface between research, policy and practice and values the opportunities it offers to engage with the policy and practitioner communities and to put ideas into action. He has particular interests and expertise in quality and performance in healthcare organisations; the governance, accountability and performance of public services; and the use of evidence in policy evaluation and learning. He has led a wide range of research projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Department of Health, NIHR, and EU FP7 programmes, and other government departments and NHS organisations. He has advised many government agencies and organisations, in the UK and internationally, including acting as an advisor on health reforms to the House of Commons health select committee. His current research is mainly focused on reforms to health professions regulation, on the use of inspection and rating in the regulation of healthcare organisations and services; and on organisational capabilities and processes for improvement.
In the news:
Health and Care Research Wales publishes new Framework to embed and integrate research in the NHS (July 2023)
First Evidence Centre work programme aims to help tackle health and social care challenges in Wales (July 2023)
Collaboration with Social Care Wales brings second social care research roadshow to Cardiff (June 2023)
Social care practitioners gather at Venue Cymru to discuss support for children and families (May 2023)
Funding boost for a new maternal and infant health research partnership (May 2023)
Health and Care Research Wales sets out ambitions in new three-year plan (April 2023)
New study shows the potential of machine learning in the early identification of people with inflammatory arthritis (April 2023)
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on incidence of long-term conditions in Wales (March 2023)
Minister for Health and Social Services helps launch new Evidence Centre (March 2023)
New Evidence Centre aims to improve health and social care in Wales (February 2023)
Congratulations to Professor Ceri Battle (January 2023)
Health and Care Research Wales in joint £2.1m funding provision for new cancer treatments (January 2023)
Professor Kieran Walshe thanks research staff for "hard work and valuable contributions" in 2022 (December 2022)
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty inaugural conference 2022 (December 2022)
"I would like to thank everyone that took part in research this year" (December 2022)
Health and Care Research Wales Faculty: “one of the most important initiatives Health and Care Research Wales has set up” (November 2022)
‘Where would we be without research?’ - the groundbreaking research in Wales transforming lives (October 2022)
Talented researchers in Wales working on life-changing research recognised at annual research conference (October 2022)
Nominations open for prestigious Welsh research prize awards (July 2022)
New roadmap unveiled to boost cancer research for patients across Wales (July 2022)
New phase of breast cancer treatment trial provides fresh hope for patients with incurable disease (June 2022)
Welsh researchers to help develop app that could improve quality of life for terminally ill cancer patients (June 2022)
New Health and Care Research Wales Faculty Director appointed (May 2022)
Health and Care Research Wales invests in leaders across Wales to shape the research of the future (April 2022)
A year of impact - The Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre (March 2022)
New report outlines recommendations to support and develop health and social care researchers in Wales (February 2022)
A big diolch from Health and Care Research Wales (December 2021)
“Wales has played a key role in the UK-wide research effort at a pace and scale that has never been seen before” (October 2021)
Three awards celebrate life-changing research at Health and Care Research Wales Conference 2021 (October 2021)
Research stars recognised in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board Research & Innovation Excellence Awards (September 2021)
First work programme of the Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre helps to address new challenges faced by the NHS and social care (September 2021)
Welsh researchers investigating long Covid as part of UK-wide £20 million funding call (July 2021)
Event recognises NHS staff in Wales who supported and delivered research during pandemic and looks to the future (April 2021)
Health and Care Research Wales’ sixth birthday: a message from Professor Kieran Walshe (May 2021)
More than 90% of people in Wales think health research has been important during COVID-19 pandemic (May 2021)
UK COVID-19 research passes one million participants (March 2021)
Statement on the the Cross Party Group on Medical Research report (February 2021)
Director appointed to new Wales COVID-19 Evidence Centre (January 2021)
Researchers to develop test for children most at risk of severe short-sightedness (December 2020)
Research gives the gift of Christmas dinner to children and their families (December 2020)
Cardiff to host third major COVID-19 vaccine study (November 2020)
New reports show health and care research in Wales brings significant benefits (October 2020)
New annual report highlights how research has ‘never been more important’ (October 2020)
Wrexham to support UK trial for COVID-19 vaccine (October 2020)
How can we ensure ambulance teams are best equipped to deal with suspected COVID-19 cases? (September 2020)
Wales takes part in ground-breaking genetics study in the fight against COVID-19 (May 2020)
Wales plays key role in urgent COVID-19 research (May 2020)
£44 million investment in health and social care research in Wales (March 2020)
Making a difference through research: meet our new Director (November 2019)