Kevin Rooney was appointed as a consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley in July 2003. From February 2009 to January 2011, he was the Lead Clinician in Critical Care for Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board. In January 2011, Kevin was appointed Professor of Care Improvement at the University of the West of Scotland. He continues to practice in Intensive Care & Anaesthesia at the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he can pursue his interests of patient safety and healthcare quality improvement. Professor Rooney is the National Clinical Lead for the Scottish Patient Safety Programme's Acute Adult Programme for Healthcare Improvement Scotland and led their breakthrough series collaborative on Sepsis, which reduced mortality from Sepsis by 19.9%. He is also the Lead for Training and Development in the new Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre. Kevin is a Fellow for the Scottish Patient Safety Programme and is critical care faculty for the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he has helped lead large scale improvement programmes in Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Denmark, Qatar and Brazil..