Joan Higgins
Dame Joan Margaret Higgins, DBE FAcSS is a British academic, educator, and public health service manager.
Career
Higgins graduated in social administration from the University of York in 1971 and has held academic posts at the University of Portsmouth, University of Southampton and University of Manchester. In 2002–03 she was president of the European Health Management Association. Her roles include:- Chair of the NHS Litigation Authority, 2007–2013
- Member of the QC Appointments Panel
- Chair, Federal Working Group The Prince's Foundation for Integrated Health on complementary therapy
- Chair, Patient Information Advisory Group in the Department of Health
- Chair, Ethics Advisory Group, NHS Care Record Development Board
- Chair, Christie NHS Trust, 2002–2007
- Chair, NHS regional office for the North West
- Chair, Manchester Health Authority
Awards
- Honorary fellow of the Faculty of [Public Health Medicine]
- Honorary fellow of the Institute of Health Record Information and Management
- Emerita professor of health policy at the University of Manchester
Damehood