Senior Teaching Fellow
0113-343-3732
G18; Charles Thackrah Building
Qualifications
PhD Degree – Health Policy & Health Sector Financing
"Health Policy Reform in the Caribbean: case studies in National Health Insurance" at the University of Leeds,
Nuffield Institute for Health, UK.
MA Degree - Health Management, Planning and Policy.
University of Leeds - Nuffield Institute for Health, UK.
Post-Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
University of Leeds, UK.
Post-Graduate Certificate in Health Management Studies
Institute of Health Services Management, London UK.
BA Degree (Hons) - Labour/Management Relations & Economics
University of Toronto, Canada
Current and Previous Roles
Ricky is a Health Planner/Policy Analyst with specialised knowledge and expertise in Health Policy, Planning and Management; Health Sector Financing; Health Systems Research; and Education Capacity Development (focusing on Health Systems Management).
Responsibilities he has undertaken within the health and other sectors include:
service provision and programme management at the district level;
policy development and health planning at the regional and national levels;
lecturing and research with academic institutions and;
consulting for Health Authorities and International Organisations.
These skills developed through fourteen years of management experience in the health services in Canada , UK and the Caribbean.
Current Research Interests
Ricky's current interests include (In a developing country context)
- Social/National Health Insurance
- Health Sector Reform
- Health Planning
- Health Policy Analysis
- Educational Capacity Building
Teaching Responsibilities
In a developing country context:
* Social/National Health Insurance,
* Health Sector Reform,
* Health Planning,
* Health Policy Analysis,
* Educational Capacity Building
PhD Supervision
In a developing country context:
- Social/National Health Insurance
- Health Sector Reform
- Health Planning
- Health Policy Analysis
- Educational Capacity Building
Current PhD Students
Elsheikh Badr - Transformative education of health professions and educational governance in Sudan
Karen Newbigging - An empirical analysis of the mental health policy process in England (1999-2009): the Mental Health National Service Framework