Crichton Conversation with Professor George Crooks OBE MBChB FRCP FRCGP

Professor George Crooks OBE MBChB FRCP FRCGP

All I want for Christmas is……….

Tuesday 6^th December 2022 at 7:30pm                       

Tickets free of charge

Professor George Crooks took on the role as Chief Executive of the Digital Health and Care Institute in July 2017, having been directly involved in the development of the initial proposal to establish a national innovation centre for digital health and care in 2013, becoming the Chairman of the Board of the new organisation. He has raised the profile of DHI both nationally and internationally and through established networks has secured formal links with Innovation Centres and academic institutions across Europe, including Norway, Denmark and Spain.

George is regularly published in a number of national and international publications in the fields of eHealth, technology and medicine). He is recognised as an international leader in the field of telehealth and technology enabled care. He has extensive experience in digital health and care developments, innovation, clinical leadership, urgent and pre-hospital care, medical, general and financial management at the highest level within the Health Service.

George has supported a number of successful research collaborations with academic institutions across Scotland raising the profile of research within NHS 24. He established and Chairs the Digital Health and Care Innovation Board, bringing together, health, social care, the third sector, housing, academia and the Enterprise organisations to share information, agree priorities and to support the delivery of a number of joint projects.  The key goal is to address Scotland’s societal challenges while at the same time developing economic benefits for Scotland and its company base through innovation.

Previously as Medical Director, Chief Operating Officer and for a time as acting Chief Executive with NHS 24, he transformed the organisation from one of poor performance in 2004 to a high achieving and high quality provider of clinically safe and effective services for patients. Having overseen the successful transition of the Scottish Centre for Telehealth into NHS 24, proposed and secured agreement for the transfer of the national Telecare programme into NHS 24 from April 2011, bringing the total spectrum of supportive technologies from social care monitoring through to complex telemedicine developments under his leadership.

George was appointed to a personal Chair in Medicine by the University of Dundee in December 2011 and he was awarded the title Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, in the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2011 for services to healthcare.

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