Consultant Neuroanaesthetist
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University Assistant Professor in Healthcare Systems
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Research groups: International Health Systems, Health Systems Design
Interests: Global health, perioperative medicine, systems engineering, neurotrauma
Email: tb508@cam.ac.uk
Biography
- PhD Engineering: A Systems Approach to Global Health. University of Cambridge, 2021
- FRCA Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, 2014
- MRCP Member of the Royal College of Physicians, 2010
- MBBS Clinical Medicine. St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, 2007
- MBiochem (Hons) Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. University of Oxford, 2002
Tom’s principal academic interest is in developing a systems understanding of interventions to improve peri-operative care in low income settings, working closely with the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Neurotrauma. His introduction to global health came working with VSO in Ethiopia between 2011-2012, during which time he closely worked with Lifebox Foundation. He has worked in Myanmar with the Cambridge-Yangon Trauma Intervention Project since 2013, and the Uganda Cambridge Partnership since 2020.
- Cambridge Global Health Partnerships (Committee member)
- Cambridge Public Health (Theme Lead and Steering Committee)
- The Tropical Health and Education Trust (Honorary Advisor)
- NIHR Global Health Group on Neurotrauma / Acquired Brain and Spine Injury (Co-Investigator)
- Improving Care in Elderly Neurosurgery Initiative (Steering Committee)
- World Anaesthesia Society (Past President)
- Neuroanaesthesia & Critical Care Society (Member)
- Primary Trauma Care Foundation (Ambassador)
- Centre for Perioperative Medicine (CPOM), UCL (Honorary Associate Professor)
Publications
ORCiD: 0000-0003-0228-9779
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tom-Bashford
Public engagement
2023 Big Careers, Small Children: How to Navigate Shared Parental Leave as a Dual Career Couple
Podcast for Leaders Plus, a social enterprise supporting talented men and women with young children so that they can progress in their leadership careers whilst at the same time enjoy their young family. (https://www.leadersplus.org.uk/121-big-careers-small-children-how-to-navigate-shared-parental-leave-as-a-dual-career-couple/)
2021 Healthcare systems: the future of global health
Essay for the Coalition for Global Prosperity as part of the collection: The Future of Aid, Development in the 2020s. Published at Westminster Abbey, September 2021 (https://www.coalitionforglobalprosperity.com/dr-tom-bashford).
2021 Five Questions with…Dr Tom Bashford
Interview with THET exploring why expanding access to surgical care is so important, how we can ensure progress made towards health equity is not lost due to Covid-19, and what more needs to be done in this International Year of Health and Care Workers to ensure their voices remain heard.(https://www.thet.org/five-questions-with-dr-tom-bashford/)
2021 Trauma care in Myanmar: the bigger picture
Interviewed for the ‘Anaesthesia Compass’ podcast exploring different aspects of global anaesthesia (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/anaesthesia-compass/id1519510083).
2019 Partnership, collaboration, and working toward shared goals
Blog for THET exploring issues around collaboration within international health partnerships.
(https://www.thet.org/dr-tom-bashford-on-partnership-collaboration-and-working-towards-shared-goals/)
2016 ‘The Checklist Effect’
Interviewed for Lifebox film detailing international efforts to implement the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist
http://www.lifebox.org/checklist-effect-big-screen/
2012 ‘Into Thin Air’
BMJ Blog in support of Lifebox BMJ Christmas Appeal 2012
http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2012/12/11/bmj-christmas-appeal-tom-bashford-into-thin-air/
2012 ‘Road to Safer Surgery’, Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa
Produced in association with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Ethiopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ4NrJJrP0Q
2012 ‘How to Implement the Safe Surgery Checklist’, Yekatit 12 Hospital, Addis Ababa
Produced in association with the Clinton Health Access Initiative, Ethiopia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFG9ihbPT-A&feature=channel&list=UL
2012 Voluntary Service Overseas: Anaesthesia in Ethiopia
A video detailing some of the work of this placement can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWl8qau0glg&feature=youtu.be