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Meet your new Governors
New Governors took up their roles on 1 September and have written something about themselves
to share with you.
Peter Brayshaw
Local Patient Governor
I am delighted to have been re-elected. I
stood for governor because I wanted to give
something back to an Institute from whose
care I have benefited, and be an advocate of
the needs of fellow patients. I have a lot to
contribute in guiding the Trust’s work in an
increasingly complex environment of
financial pressures and political and clinical
changes and want to ensure that patient
care is the top priority.
I was born in Leeds and have lived in
London for many years. I work as a
Camden Councillor.
I am a member of various Trust
Committees at UCLH and will help UCLH
continuously improve in fulfilling its mission.
Alison Forbes
Regional Patient Governor
I am a former Governor and was on the
Quality and Safety Committee, where I was
at the cutting edge of patient safety issues. I
learned about health policy when I headed
the media department at the King’s Fund
and was a committee member of NICE,
which weighed up evidence to make
decisions about which treatments would be
funded by the NHS.
I believe I can use my experience to
make a valuable contribution to improving
patient care and make a genuine difference
to the patient experience.
I am an executive coach, working with
leaders in the health service and education.
I also train Foundation Doctors in
leadership, communication, team work and
managing difficult people.
Having been a patient at UCH, I was delighted with the treatment I
had received and wanted to give something back so decided to stand as
regional patient governor in this years elections and was delighted to be
elected.
I was born and educated on the George Cross island of Malta and
moved to London in 1965 to take up a position with the Civil Service with
whom I remained until my retirement. Since then I have involved myself
in voluntary work and am a Trustee, Secretary and acting Treasurer of
‘CHAMPS’, a local registered charity which is attached to a surgery of
doctors
I have previously been a Governor at Moorfields Eye Hospital and I
believe my experience gained from there will be useful in my role at
John Green
Regional Patient Governor
UCLH. As a UCLH Governor, I will do my best to help patients with their problems and would like
to get involved in some of the Committees during my time at UCLH.
In my spare time I enjoy Martial Arts, reading, watching football and TV programmes.
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