High Peak & Derbyshire Dales

I have a long standing involvement in health policy and management and with patient safety in particular. My latest book is an international review of health events that went wrong and the lessons that can be learned from these experiences. This contrasts with much of my earlier research which was focused on the future and the opportunities presented by the amazing developments in medical science. I am an Emeritus Professor of Health Care Development at the University of Sheffield where I was Dean of the School for Health and Related Research. I was for four years President of the European Healthcare Federation. I was Chairman of the predecessor organisation to the Health Professions Council which deepened my interest and respect for the professions we regulated. It is now some years since I played an active role in health affairs but these are tough times for the NHS and I still might have something to contribute to my local Community Trust. I now have a very personal , interest in innovative and sensitive services for the elderly!

Fiona works at the University of Nottingham and research into the NHS allowed her to meet many committed and courageous practitioners in the NHS. Fiona would like the opportunity to support them and their patients and clients to get a better experience from our health service. She is aware that there is such a lot of potential in those excellent staff, and in the system, for making the NHS a better place to work and a better place to go to for help for all of us.