Dr. Robert Slight

• Project Co-lead Population Health Sciences Institute
• Email: bob.slight@ncl.ac.uk
• Telephone: 0191 208 2335
• Robert is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Newcastle Upon Tyne Foundation Trust and he is co-leading the HEALTH project.

Robert has more than 30 years’ experience on the front line of the NHS.specialising in the treatment of chest diseases. He has also relevant knowledge and expertise in the area of digital health, publishing numerous relevant articles on the effectiveness of digital health technologies to support patients in changing their health behaviours. In his clinical role, he works directly with vulnerable patients from some of the most deprived communities in the North East, many of whom have been directly affected by poor air quality.