Stephenson College

SCR Members Research Background

Jonathan Erskine

(School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health)

Jonathan's background is in Philosphy and Art History, but he worked for a number of years as a technical writer and journalist, and later as an IT manager. Following studies in Natural Sciences with the Open University, Jonathan joined the School for Medicine and Health in the Centre for Clinical Management Development, before joining the Centre for Public Policy and Health as Research Associate in 2008. His research interests are in the areas of health service reform, the boundaries between primary and secondary care, and the relationship between the design of health service systems and the built healthcare environment.

Jonathan has had a long association with the European Health Property Network (www.euhpn.eu) where he is Executive Director. He is a non-executive director with NHS Stockton, and Vice-Chair of the Board.

Research Interests:

Health system planning; capital investment; European health systems; health facilities and assets

Selected Publications
Books: sections

  • Degeling, P & Erskine, J (2009). New models of long-term care and implications for service redesign. In <span >Investing in Hospitals of the Future. Rechel, B, Wright, S, Edwards, N, Dowdeswell, B & McKee, M World Health Organization.

  • van Laarhoven, H & Erskine, J (2009). Orbis Medical Park, Sittard, Netherlands. In <span >Capital Investment for Health: Case Studies from Europe. Rechel, B, Erskine, J, Dowdeswell, B, Wright, S & McKee, M World Health Organization.

  • Macleod, M & Erskine, J (2009). Prevention is better than cure. In <span >Lessons Learned from Accident Investigations. Stoop, J European Safety, Reliability & Data Association (ESReDA).

Journal papers: academic

  • Erskine, J, Hunter, DH, Small, A, Hicks, C, McGovern, T, Lugsden, E, Whitty, P, Steen, N & Eccles, MP (Accepted). Leadership and transformational change in healthcare organisations: a qualitative analysis of the North East Transformation System. Journal of Health Services Management Research

  • Erskine, J, Hunter, DJ, Hicks, C, McGovern, T, Scott, E, Lugsden, E, Kunonga, E & Whitty, P (2009). New development: First steps towards an evaluation of the North East Transformation System. Public Money & Management 29(5): 273-276.

Reports: official

  • Mahadkar, S Mills, G & Erskine, J (2010). European Health Property Network Annual Workshop, Stockholm 2010. Health and Care Infrastructure Research and Innovation Centre; European Health Property Network..

  • Erskine, J & Dowdeswell, B (2009). Decentralised Healthcare Facilities. TNO-Healthcare; Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport, Netherlands.

Reports: technical
  • Erskine, J (2011). Guidelines and Standards for Healthcare Buildings: A European Health Property Network Survey. European Health Property Network.