Steve Burrows:
- Chief Executive Officer at Qualitas Consortium
- Over 20 years’ experience in boutique consultancies helping clients transform their organisations and deliver large-scale improvements
- BSc (Hons) in Chemistry from York University; MBA from Salford University; PGCE from Sheffield University
Caroline Hine:
- Chief Strategy Officer at Qualitas Consortium
- Caroline sets our strategic direction and delivers business growth. She is driven by the desire to work with organisations to define and deliver their vision for change. She has a background in consultancy and business change, working at a strategic level with healthcare organisations for more than ten years, in addition to several years as a strategy consultant at Deloitte.
Dr Tony Naughton:
- GP and senior partner at The Thornton Practice, rated outstanding by CQC with 13,000 patients and about 40 staff
- Founded Fylde and Wyre CCG and served as Chief Executive from 2012 to 2019. This CCG was one of only 10 rated outstanding by NHS England and had a budget of £300 million
- Now works with the Lancaster University as a senior clinical advisor on the development of its Health Innovation Campus. Awarded an honorary fellowship in 2019
Amy Sissons:
- Experienced senior leader with a history of business change and transformation projects in both the public and private sectors including healthcare, education and IT
- Currently NHS Business Practice Manager in a CQC Outstanding Practice (2018); Highly Commended at the National General Practice Awards (2019)
- Senior role in a Primary Care Network providing strategic support to Clinical Directors
- MSc in Project Management from Lancaster University; BSc in Business Management from Manchester University
Rob Day:
- Specialist Healthcare Lawyer. Principle Associate at Mills & Reeve
- Specialises in regulatory and commercial advice to those working within the primary care sector.
- Expertise supporting those seeking to acquire, sell or merge GP practices, establish joint ventures or otherwise work at scale.
Lisa Banks:
- PCN Manager with expertise in project management, coaching and conflict management
Dimitrios Spyridonidis:
- Associate Professor of Leadership and Innovation at the University of Warwick
- Specialising in healthcare systems and organisation
Melanie Thomas:
- Partner in the Mazars healthcare team which acts for around 350 GP practices and 2,600 healthcare professionals
- Over 15 years’ experience in medical accounting
- Specialist knowledge of the healthcare sector coupled with a background in mergers and acquisitions
- Special interest in GP federations, practice mergers and restructuring. Also involved in providing financial training for GP registrars
Andy Pow:
- Partner in the Mazars healthcare team which acts for around 350 GP practices and 2,600 healthcare professionals
- Over 25 years’ experience in medical accounting
- Specialist areas include appraising the performance of GP practices, changes in GP structures, and the NHS pension scheme
- Board member of the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants
- Leading commentator on healthcare issues
Professor Nigel Lockett, BSc, MSc, PhD:
- Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Strathclyde
- Senior academic, experienced manager, serial entrepreneur and community leader
- Previous professor at Lancaster University Management School and Leeds University Business School
- Awarded a prestigious National Teaching Fellowship for outstanding contribution to enterprise in higher education
- Fellow and Past President of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- To raise awareness of dyslexia, Nigel blogs as The Dyslexic Professor
Peter Tinson:
- Chief Operating Officer, NHS Fylde & Wyre, Clinical Commissioning Group
- Extensive commissioning experience across Lancashire and Merseyside
- Undertaken a wide range of senior commissioning roles across primary & secondary services
Dr Meenakshi Varia, MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, MA:
17 years experience in General Practice
GP Partner and Lead GP Trainer at Parcliffe Medical Practice with 11000+ patients
Experience in merger and transformation of Parcliffe Medical Centre
Special interest in Education and innovation in General Practice.
