The Centre for Health Policy was established in 2014 by Co-Directors Lee Knifton and Neil Quinn, as part of the International Public Policy Institute (IPPI), with support from Alec Morton, Management Science, and Professor Sir Harry Burns as Chair.
Since 2019, the Centre has been based in Strathclyde’s School of Social Work and Social Policy. From 2023 it is co-directed by Katherine Smith and Ellen Stewart, and guided by an Advisory Board of senior policymakers and staff from public sector bodies and charities. The Co-Directors continue to work closely with the Centre’s Founding Directors, Neil Quinn and Lee Knifton, as the Centre moves forward with its strategic goals.
Our activities are nested within a set of world-class initiatives at Strathclyde that offer unparalleled opportunities for Centre for Health Policy staff, partners and students and for external collaborators. The University of Strathclyde is a leading technological university, with a socially progressive ethos, and Health and Wellbeing is one of the Strathclyde’s thriving strategic themes.