Tom Coffey Explained

Dr Thomas Antony Coffey OBE is the Senior Advisor to the Mayor of London on Health Policy.

He works with the Mayor’s Statutory Health Adviser.[1] He was formerly associate medical director of primary care in London.[2]

He was appointed in 2016. He is also NHS England London clinical director of emergency care.[3] He has been a General practitioner at Brocklebank Health Centre in Wandsworth since 1994. He also works at A&E in Charing Cross Hospital.[4]

He was an advocate of Polyclinics in England in 2008.[5] He has a particular interest in patients with learning difficulties.[6]

He was awarded the OBE for services to healthcare in the 2009 Birthday Honours.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dr. Tom Coffey, OBE. London.gov. 29 May 2017.
  2. News: London leads race for GP consortia. 29 May 2017. Pulse. 17 November 2010.
  3. News: New care models are political vanity project, says NHS England GP. 29 May 2017. GP Online. 28 April 2017.
  4. News: Meet the team. 29 May 2017. BBC News. 6 May 2009.
  5. News: Dr Tom Coffey: Why I'm in favour of the new scheme. 29 May 2017. Independent. 19 April 2008.
  6. News: Advanced consulting - Consulting with patients with learning disabilities. 29 May 2017. GP Online. 2 November 2012.