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Henry Potts

Professor of Health Informatics

CHIME

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  • Professor of Health Informatics
    CHIME
  • University College London, UCL Institute of Health Informatics, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom

BIO

Dr Henry Potts is a Professor at the UCL Institute of Health Informatics. His work focuses on digital health and the use of technology. He also works on behavioural responses in pandemics.

After degrees at the University of Cambridge, King's College London and the University of Oxford, Henry started work for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now Cancer Research UK) in Oxford, before moving to UCL's School of Public Policy. He began an association with CHIME, the Centre for Health Informatics and Multiprofessional Education at UCL, in 2001, taking on a contracted position in 2003. CHIME subsequently became part of the Institute of Health Informatics. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2010 and to Professor in 2020.

His main work has been on the evaluation of digital health, and he was the lead author of the GOV.UK resource Evaluating Digital Health Products.

After work on public behaviour during the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic, he worked on the CORSAIR project advising the Government during COVID-19 and was a member of SAGE sub-committees.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor of Health Informatics
    University College London, CHIME

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    UCL, Institute of Health Informatics, United Kingdom1 Oct 2020 - 1 Jan 2100

DEGREES

  • Postgraduate Certificate
    University College London2009
  • Doctor of Philosophy
    King's College London1999
  • Master of Science
    University of Oxford1996
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
    University of Cambridge1991

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can peer review

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 3 Good Health and Well Being
  • 4 Quality Education

FIELDS OF RESEARCH