Professor Nicholas Goodwin

Senior lecturer at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London (2004-2007). Nick commissioned and managed a portfolio of projects investigating innovations in health service delivery and organisation for the UK’s National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). Nick also directed several MSc programmes, specifically the MSc Public Health (Health Services Management) and the DrPH programme.

Nick is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Integrated Care (www.ijic.org). IJIC is an open-access peer reviewed journal supported by the International Foundation for Integrated Care with an impact rating of 2.489 in 2019. IJIC’s primary purpose has been to examine critically the policy and practice of integrated care and whether and how this has impacted on quality-of-care, user experiences, and cost-effectiveness.

Directed several MSc programmes, including Primary Health Care Policy & Management and

International Health Management and Development. Major focus of research on the role of GPs/primary care in commissioning (TPPs/PCGs/PCTs); the

management of clinical networks; integrated care; and intermediate care

Nick researched the historical geography of access to hospital services in England

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) is Australia’s national peak body for public and not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare providers.

Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) provides public health services to the communities of Central Coast Council. Located between Sydney and the Hunter Valley the Central Coast is a popular coastal region attracting young families and retirees. The region experiences a higher than average population growth particularly in the Wyong Shire. The region is served by two acute hospitals – Gosford and Wyong. Gosford Hospital is the principal referral hospital and regional trauma centre for the Central Coast, Wyong Hospital is a major metropolitan hospital while Woy Woy Hospital and Long Jetty Healthcare Centre provide sub-acute care. Additionally there are 8 community health centres and other community based services.

Nick supported PAHO to develop practical recommendations to Member States that will allow them to implement actions towards strengthening and transforming the organisation and management of health services through the development of people and community centred models of care based on needs. The work built on the Strategy for Universal Access to Health and Universal Health Coverage approved by the Directing Council of PAHO in October 2014

Nick provided consultancy services to the Agency for Integrated Care in Singapore with a specific focus on supporting its Essential Skills training course for senior policy managers, planners and professionals to explore the latest evidence on integrated care and assess option for integrated care in the Singapore context. The work included some reflections on the development of its Regional Health System

Undertook a scoping review of existing methods of integrated service delivery for older people in selected middle-income countries of the Western Pacific Region

Nick provided support as a national expert to NHS England's Better Care Fund Support programme, a national initiative seeking to pool budgets in order to promote health and social care integration. This included hosting implementation workshops and leadership and management in integrated care and the development of a 'how to' guide in how to evaluate and measure the impact of integrated care programmes.

Integrating Care is dedicated to improving the quality of people’s lives through better co-ordinated, user-centred care. Its team of nationally and internationally acclaimed specialists work with service users, carers, health professionals and care professionals to make change happen. It brings together leading experts in integrated care and are hosted by award winning public sector consultancies, PPL and GE Healthcare Finnamore.

As a Senior Associate in Health Policy at The King's Fund. London, Nick has a specific role in leading a research project funded by the Aetna Foundation (USA) looking at key lessons and markers for success in the coordination of cared to older people and those with complex medical problems. Nick also support The Fund in its international telehealth and telecare work, including the DALLAS project looking at how to enable assisted living at scale.

In 2011, Nick founded the International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) and became its first CEO in March 2013. IFIC is a public benefit organisation dedicated to improving the science, knowledge and adoption of integrate care worldwide. IFIC’s business included the publication of an impact-rated scientific journal; the organisation of international conferences and eventsleadership in large-scale research and development programmes, for example with the European Union and WHO; the delivery of a range of education and training programmes; and the development of a knowledge-centre to support networking and information sharing amongst its participants

Under Nick’s leadership IFIC grew membership to over 30,000 individuals and organisations, developed the Integrated Care Academy ©, and grew IFIC’s reach through developing international collaborative centres across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In 2017, Nick created Integrated Care Solutions © to provide technical support and consultancy to regions, countries and supranational agencies. Nick was instrumental in writing the WHO Global Framework on People-Centred and Integrated Health Services Delivery.

Supported the co-founding of IFIC and acted on behalf of IFIC as a scientific advisor to the EU-funded Project Integrate programme. Nick transitioned from this role to become IFIC's CEO from March 2013 onwards

The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve health and care in England. Nick worked on a number of projects including a systematic review of the impact of GP fundholding, and major process evaluation of the national roll-out of Total Purchasing Pilots.