Chris has expertise in code first data science methods, particularly in the use of statistics and forecasting, and reproducible analytic pipelines and dashboards with the R based Shiny package.

Chris leads the data science team which is a resource used across the Strategy Unit to improve the robustness and transparency of analytic work (e.g. using reproducible analytic pipelines). The data science team is a core component of the leadership of the NHS-R community and they work nationally through NHS-R to deliver code first data science based training, support, and analytic products across health and social care organisations.