David Gilbert

David has 25 years experience in the field of health, patient and public involvement (PPI) and patient/user-centered improvement work across the UK and internationally. He is part-time PPI Project Director at Croydon PCT focusing on ‘quality and commissioning’ where he is developing proposals for an insight unit that will focus on better use of patient experience data. He is Director of InHealth Associates whose current clients include the Department of Health (on involvement and World Class Commissioning), Diabetes UK and the TimeBank (the national charity for volunteering)

He was co-founder and Director of the NHS Centre for Involvement. Previously, he was Head of PPI at the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) and has worked at the Office for Public Management, King’s Fund and Consumer’s Association. Past clients include dozens of local NHS organizations, charities and national agencies, including the Welsh Assembly and Healthcare Commission.

David has led numerous organisational development and leadership initiatives and dozens of focus groups, deliberative events and workshops with patients, carers and the public and health professionals. Recent clients include the Young Foundation (Research into commissioning for innovation), Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (Developing a patient and public strategy for Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England), Department of Health (PPI in World Class Commissioning) and the DH Widening Participation in Learning Unit (patient views of non-clinical staff including researching the views of people withcancer).

David was on theDH and Arts Council panel for an Arts and Health Prospectus and writes poetry. David is an ex-mental health service user, was Chair of a local mental health charity and supports Leeds Utd.