Prof Niro Siriwardena is Professor of Primary and Prehospital Health Care and Director of the Community and Health Research Unit (CaHRU) at the University of Lincoln where he leads a team of 15 researchers, 8 doctoral students and a number of visiting scientists. He is also honorary professor at the University of Cardiff and Research Director for the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands. He gained his PhD in in 2003 and developed his research expertise in quality improvement and implementation science, with experience in a range of methods including systematic reviews, observational, qualitative and mixed methods studies, experimental methods and clinical trials. He is an experienced clinical academic having worked as a general practitioner for over 25 years. His current and recent research is supported by the UK National Institute for Health Research, Medical Research Council, European Commission, Health Foundation, and British Lung Foundation with overall grant funding exceeding £30 million since he was appointed to the University of Lincoln in 2005, and £5 million as chief or co-chief investigator. He has over 120 peer reviewed research publications, and over 100 other scientific outputs including editorials, papers, books, and book chapters. His research in primary care has informed national and international guidance on flu vaccinations and insomnia. His Emergency Medical Services research led to the first clinical indicators for ambulance services, new quality measures adopted by the Care Quality Commission and clinical pathways for ambulance services, together with improvements in prehospital care in England, the United States and Middle East. His recent work has included studies of a rare disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome. He is co-editor of Quality Improvement in Primary Care: The essential guide. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd., Milton Keynes, 2014 and The Quality and Outcomes Framework: QOF - Transforming General Practice. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd., Oxford, 2010.

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