Darshan Patel Senior Research Manager

Darshan Patel joined the Health Foundation in March 2011 as a Research Manager. He became Senior Research Manager in January 2017.

Before joining the Health Foundation, Darshan held roles in the not-for-profit sector, including heading up an Economic Analysis and Performance Research Centre at the Learning and Skills Council. Prior to that, he was the British Dental Association’s economist for nine years. He also held numerous consultancy roles in the private sector in the earlier part of his career.

Darshan has a BSc in Economics and Statistics from UCL, an MSc in Economics from LSE and a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Economics from the University of York.

Publications

• Our Future Health Secured? A review of NHS funding and performance, The King’s Fund, 2007
• The Economics of Dental Care, Office of Health Economics, 2004