Matthew Inada-Kim, MBBS, a 2011-12 UK Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is lead consultant in acute medicine, Emergency Medical Assessment Unit, Winchester Hospital. His background is in general practice and emergency medicine, and he is particularly interested in quality improvement and patient safety in health care.

Innovative projects that he has led in this area include: a multidisciplinary quality improvement intervention for patients with severe sepsis to reduce time to antibiotic administration; early recognition in deterioration of hospital patients to prevent cardiac arrests and reduce costs; and, a verbal/written/computerised handover tool to reduce errors and save time. He has also led simulation projects to teach patient safety.

For his work, Inada-Kim has received several awards, been designated as a NHS "National Clinical Expert in Handover," named an NHS "High Potential Leader," and selected for the Kings Fund "Leading for Quality Program." He also has three peer-reviewed publications in Clinical Medicine, Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, and the British Journal of Hospital Medicine. Inada-Kim holds an MBBS from Kings College London.