Dean's Distinguished Lecture - Dr Bill Kirkup CBE
When things go wrong: error and learning in practice
Dr Bill Kirkup CBE - Supported by, and with contributions From Julia Jones and Adam Tasker, WMS MBChB finalists.
Wednesday 10 May 2023 - 12.15pm – 1.15pm
MTC Lecture Theatre
You can view the recording of this event here
Dr Kirkup will draw on experience of practice and health service investigations to explore why the response to error is complex and often inappropriate
Bill Kirkup qualified as a doctor in 1974, and trained in obstetrics and gynaecology, later gynaecological oncology. Subsequently he switched focus into Public Health and medical management, initially in the North-East & Yorkshire and then as Associate Chief Medical Officer for England.
He volunteered to work on Public Health and Reconstruction as a civilian alongside military operations in Kosovo (1999), Iraq (2003, 2005) and Afghanistan (2007/08).
Since retiring from Public Health, he has worked mainly on independent investigations, including into Children’s Heart Surgery in Oxford, Jimmy Savile’s involvement at Broadmoor Hospital, Morecambe Bay Maternity Services and Liverpool Community Services.
Dr Kirkup served as a member of the Hillsborough Independent Panel, responsible for the medical evidence which led to new inquests into the deaths resulting from the disaster, and the Gosport War Memorial Hospital Independent Panel.
More recently, Dr Kirkup chaired the investigation into the death of Elizabeth Dixon, and the Independent Investigation into East Kent Maternity Services.
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Dr Bill Kirkup CBE
Event details and Registration
Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Time: 12.15pm – 1.15pm
Location: MTC Lecture Theatre, Gibbet Hill, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL
You can view the recording of this event here