Edited by Steve Iliffe and Paul Walker, Healthmatters is an online magazine providing a platform for challenging debate and comment on topical issues of policy and practice in the fields of healthcare, social care, public health and wellbeing. It is the direct descendent of the Healthmatters quarterly magazine that was published from 1990 till 2009. We invite you to comment and contribute to any and all items on this site.
Steve Iliffe is Emeritus Professor of Primary Care for Older People at University College London. He has a background in general practice, having worked at Lonsdale Medical Centre and its predecessor practice in Kilburn for 30 years. Paul Walker is a retired former Director of Public Health, Health Authority Chief Executive, local authority chief officer and councillor and senior lecturer.
