Dr David Tovey

Dr David Tovey has been the Editor in Chief of The Cochrane Library since January 2009. He is responsible for ensuring the quality and relevance of Cochrane Reviews and also for providing support for initiatives aimed at increasing their impact on clinical practice and health policy. He worked previously as Editorial Director for the BMJ Evidence Centre, which is the division of the BMJ Group that produces evidence based resources for health professionals and the public. Dr Tovey worked as a General Practitioner in an urban practice in South London for 15 years until 2003 and is a Fellow of the UK Royal College of General Practitioners.