Monica Fletcher OBE
Honorary Research Fellow, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh
Monica is currently supporting a range of UK / global projects focussed on data / digital innovation in Respiratory Health / Multiple LTC. After leaving GSK in January 2020 where she was a Medical Expert in the Global Respiratory Franchise she set up her own company MonFletch Consulting Ltd. She has been involved in influencing national and international policies through her extensive advocacy activities for a range of organisations including: WHO’s Global Alliance Against Respiratory Disease (GARD), the European Respiratory Society, the American Thoracic Society, the European COPD Coalition, and the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. She was Chair of the European Lung Foundation (2010-2014) and in that role advocated for wider patient engagement in all aspects of respiratory care & research. Her clinical interests are Asthma and COPD and how data and technology can be used to improve HC systems and patient outcomes. She believes that working in partnership with patients and enabling them to take greater control of their condition is key to improved outcomes.
