Rate My Professor Chris Flood

Dr. Chris Flood serves as Professor of Healthcare Practice in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at London South Bank University (LSBU), holding a joint appointment with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust. His academic background includes a PhD in Mental Health (2008–2012), an MSc in Economic Evaluation and Quantitative Methods in Health Care (2000–2002), a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (2017), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Technology Enabled Academic Practice (2016). Flood began his career over 35 years ago in the NHS as a General Nurse and then as a Mental Health Nurse, accumulating experience across local authorities, the NHS, universities, and nationally as manager of the Research and Evaluation team at the National Patient Safety Agency. Prior roles include Associate Professor in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at LSBU (2019–2021), Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at City, University of London (2010–2019), and Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at City, University of London (2006–2010). Since 2021, he has served as Non-executive Director for London Cyrenians Housing, a specialist provider for people with mental health issues, learning disabilities, and other vulnerabilities.

Flood specializes in designing, conducting, and publishing economic evaluations alongside clinical trials, utilizing cost-utility analysis, cost-benefit analysis including Willingness to Pay methodology, and cost-of-illness studies. His research spans AI in cardiology, arthritis, stroke, peer support, esophageal reflux, advance directives, care of older persons, patient safety around medication side effects, attitudes towards suicide, mental health utility measurement via Standard Gamble and Time Trade Off, survey design, diabetes self-management knowledge, transformative justice for women with convictions, early childhood interventions, and population health to address inequalities. He leads the Mental Health, Neurodivergence and Vulnerable Groups research group, contributes to the Building Future Communities and Health and Wellbeing Research Centres, and supports NIHR-funded public health studies. Key publications include “Alignment between cardiologists and AI-driven diagnostic systems: Predictors of Agreement, Decisions, and Risks” (2026), “Gaps and opportunities in mental health support for young people: A process evaluation of a multi-component intervention” (2025), “Is Individualism Suicidogenic? Findings From a Multinational Study of Young Adults From 12 Countries” (2020), and “Estimating the Costs of Conflict and Containment on Adult Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Wards” (2008). Flood received an Academy of Medical Sciences networking grant in 2023, with his work cited over 2,200 times.