Dame Joan Margaret Higgins, DBE FAcSS is a British academic, educator, and public health service manager.

Career

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Higgins graduated in social administration from the University of York in 1971[1] and has held academic posts at the University of Portsmouth, University of Southampton (where she was professor of social policy) and University of Manchester (where she was professor of health policy, from 1992, and director of the Manchester Centre for Healthcare Management 1998–2004). In 2002–03 she was president of the European Health Management Association. Her roles include:

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Damehood

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In 2007, she was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Alumni New Years honours". Grapevine (Spring 2007). Alumni Office, University of York: 4.
  2. ^ Rozenberg, Joshua (11 October 2007). "Law: Dame Joan opens the secret NHS door". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ "NHS Litigation Authority: Report and accounts 2013/14" (PDF). NHS Future Focused Finance. p. 9. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Drug trial safety expert knighted". BBC News. 29 December 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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