Safia Qureshi

As Director of Evidence, Safia leads Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s work on:

• the development of national evidence-based advice, guidance and standards
• the assessment of new technologies and newly-licensed medicines

Safia is also the Digital Lead for Healthcare Improvement Scotland. She is committed to increasing the use of technology across the organisation. This is to make it easier to do what we do and to make what we do more accessible to all. Before joining us, Safia held a number of senior roles in NHS Scotland. This included:

• • Programme Director at NSS
  • Director of Quality, Innovation and People at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital

She also worked at the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS). While there she was responsible for delivering the Jack Copland Centre. The centre is a state of the art manufacturing facility and headquarters for SNBTS.