Dr Foster Intelligence

Tim Kelsey

Chair of the Executive Board
Dr Foster Intelligence

Tim Kelsey is Chair of the Executive Board of Dr Foster Intelligence, the UK's leading health and social care informatics organisation. The company, a joint venture with the NHS Information Centre, is a public-private partnership committed to improving the accessibility, coverage and use of intelligent information among frontline care professionals. Dr Foster Intelligence works with more than 80% of acute hospital trusts and 50% of PCTs and SHAs to help monitor the quality and effectiveness of patient care. In addition, it publishes a variety of interactive local health service guides to the general public. In 2007 Dr Foster Intelligence received the 'Innovation award' at the Laing & Buisson Independent Healthcare awards. The award is in recognition of the significant contribution RTM is making to the healthcare sector.

Tim was appointed a member of the National Quality Board in March 2009. In 2008 he won the Health Investor Award for "Outstanding Individual" for his work on NHS Choices.

A well-respected journalist and broadcaster, Tim graduated in history from Cambridge and then worked as a reporter for the Independent on Sunday and Channel 4, among others, before becoming News Editor of the Sunday Times. He co-founded Dr Foster in 2000.

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