Professor Andy Knox MBE, Medical Director NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board, GP Partner Ash Trees Surgery Carnforth and Honorary Professor Lancaster University Management School
Andy Knox is a husband, a dad and a friend. He is also Interim Medical Director in the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, a GP Partner at Ash Trees Surgery, Carnforth and Honorary Professor at Lancaster University Management School. His work is primarily focused on improving Population Health, tackling Health Inequity, System Improvement and creating Compassionate Cultures. He co-founded the LSC Population Health Leadership Academy, is Population Health Associate at the King’s Fund, Associate at the Centre for Population Health, on the faculty of the Institute for Health Improvement, a member of the NHS Assembly, Chair of The Well Communities and part of the Poverty Truth Commission.
He has recently published his first book, ‘Sick Society' (www.drandyknox.com/sicksocietybook).
He is impressively tall when sat down, but disappointingly short when stood up and has a ridiculously loud laugh. He is often found singing on walks with his Springer Spaniel and Labradoodle around the beauty that is Morecambe Bay. He was recently awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list for services to Primary Care and Health Inequalities. Blog: www.reimagininghealth.com
His claim to fame is that his Grandpa invented Fairy Liquid and his cousin won the Great British Bake Off (2019 beforeyou ask)!
