Suzanne Wood
Improvement Fellow
Improvement team
Suzanne Wood is an Improvement Fellow in the Improvement team. She joined the Health Foundation in July 2013.
Prior to joining the Health Foundation, Suzanne worked as a Policy Manager at the General Medical Council. Suzanne has also worked in a variety of legal and policy roles in Australia and Ireland.
Suzanne studied at the University of Melbourne, Australia where she gained her law degree and a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in politics.
Suzanne is the lead for person-centred care at the Health Foundation and has authored several publications as part of the Realising the Value programme which the Foundation jointly led with Nesta between 2015-2017. Suzanne is currently working with colleagues to develop work on the contribution of the NHS to improving the wider health of people and communities.
Publications
Research report
What the system can do
This report reviews the wide range of mechanisms that national bodies use to achieve their policy objectives for health and c...
Briefing
Is the NHS becoming more person-centred?
This overview examines how the NHS in England has performed over this parliament in relation to indicators that reflect perso...
Blog
Supporting self-management
Improvement Fellow Suzanne Wood explores the potential impact of investing in self-management.
Latest articles
Research report
What the system can do
This report reviews the wide range of mechanisms that national bodies use to achieve their policy objectives for health and c...
Blog
Empowering people and communities
There is a growing policy focus on how to empower and engage people and communities in their own health and care. The NHS Fiv...
Blog
Supporting self-management
Improvement Fellow Suzanne Wood explores the potential impact of investing in self-management.
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