Kim Sutherland

Kim Sutherland is the Director of the Evidence team at Agency for Clinical Innovation (ACI), NSW Health. The team brings together expertise in synthesising research evidence from literature, data analytics and modelling, experiential evidence and evaluation. The Evidence team provides support to the Critical Intelligence Unit. Kim is a health services researcher with experience in performance measurement and reporting, evaluation and assessment of quality, and change management in healthcare organisations. Kim played a central role in the development of performance measurement frameworks in NSW and the UK and co-authored a series of reports on the English NHS quality agenda. Kim’s work has been published in 35 articles in the peer reviewed literature, with more than 3,500 citations. Kim holds a Master of Science from London Hospital Medical College, a Master of Business Administration from Imperial College London and a PhD from the University of Cambridge. In 2022, Kim received the Public Service Medal for outstanding public service to NSW Health.