ADVISORY BOARD Helen Shaw Helen is a big believer in ‘The Art of the Possible’. Passionate about healthcare, diversity, and inclusion. On a mission to help organisations of all shapes and sizes; collaborate, innovate, and deliver to reduce health inequalities. She has worked nationally, globally, and locally across a wide range of organisations public and…
ADVISORY BOARD Saagar Patel Dr Saagar J Patel is head of Acute Medicine at a teaching hospital in the North West of England. Having been within the NHS structure now for nearly two decades he has a vast array of experience especially at the front door with preventing acute admissions within a hospital setting, especially…
ADVISORY BOARD Sir Robin Wales Robin was Chair of London Councils from 2000-2006, a Committee Member of London 2012 and a Director of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). As Chair of the stakeholder Committee representing the six Olympic Boroughs he led the successful campaign to secure a local…
ADVISORY BOARD Shirley Cramer CBE Shirley was the CEO of the Royal Society for Public Health from 2013 to 2020. RSPH works across the UK and internationally to improve and protect the public’s health and wellbeing. She chairs the ‘People in UK Public Health’ advisory group, a cross government committee which advises on the future…
ADVISORY BOARD Cllr John Beesley FIH Cllr John Beesley has been a unitary authority Councillor since 2000 and until last year was the Deputy Chairman of Key Cities. He was Leader of Bournemouth Council for 7 years until 2019, at which time local government reorganisation formed the new BCP Council. Previously he was Deputy Leader…
ADVISORY BOARD Dr Eleanor Roy Dr Eleanor Roy is CIPFA’s Policy Manager for Health & Social Care, and is a firm believer in the central role of the finance and governance functions in driving public service improvement. After almost 10 years supporting the scrutiny of public finance and constitutional change in the National Assembly for…
ADVISORY BOARD David Orr CBE David Orr is a hugely experienced leader in both Executive and Non-Executive roles. He has over 30 years’ experience in Chief Executive roles, most recently at the National Housing Federation. In his time as the CEO of the NHF, David campaigned to advance the interests of housing associations at all…
ADVISORY BOARD Paul Uppal Born in Smethwick, Paul attended an FE college and went on to study at Warwick University. He ran his own business in construction for over twenty years and has seen firsthand the challenges SMEs face in terms of procurement and payment. In 2010 he was elected as the Member of Parliament…
ADVISORY BOARD Kath Harmeston Kath is a bold, creative and energetic business transformation advisor and Non Executive Director with over 20 years coaching and delivery experience at C Suite Level. Kath began her career in Industrial research and moved into commercial roles in her late twenties. Her thirties were spent developing a career in management…
ADVISORY BOARD Helen Bingley OBE Helen Bingley qualified as a nurse at 18 and has gone on to manage substantial change in the NHS, private and voluntary sectors in the UK and abroad in various organisations as Chair, Chief Executive, Executive Director, Non-Executive Director and Trustee. With a keen interest in Equality and Human Rights…