Sarah Scobie is a Deputy Director at the Nuffield Trust since January 2018, where she is concerned about quality measurement, evaluating innovation in healthcare, and developing analytical methods for healthcare. She is particularly interested in how place-based health systems monitor the quality of care, and make use of integrated data to understand and improve population health.

In her previous role as associate director at NHS South, Central and West Commissioning Support Unit, she led SCW’s specialised analytics teams working on population analytics, establishing patient safety, and supporting NHS England, Vanguards and STPs with planning, evaluating and monitoring new models of care. Sarah led the first Patient Safety Observatory at the National Patient Safety Agency, and established the first NHS staff survey at the Healthcare Commission. 

She has a PhD in medical geography and an MSc in Health Economics and Health Policy.