The Christie Board of Directors

Experience:

• Awarded a life peerage in July 2006
• Labour MP for Manchester Withington from 1987 to 2005.
• Former Minister of State for the Home Office, member of the Health Select Committee and Government Deputy Chief Whip
• Appointed to Privy Council in 2001.
• Previous experience includes local government councillor on Manchester City Council and Chief Officer of Stockport Community Health Council.
• Former Non-Executive Director of Manchester Airport Group plc and Manchester Ship Canal company.
• Current activities include special advisor to the President of The University of Manchester, non-executive chair of the MAST lift company and undertaking an independent review of mental health and the criminal justice system for the Government.
• Chair of the charitable funds committee from April 2008.
• Non-executive Director from November 2006 

Qualifications:

• BA (Hons) Social Science
• M.Phil. Social Policy

Experience:

• Regional Executive Director for Provider Development (NHS North West)
• NHS merger and acquisition experience
• Member of the national provider development executive
• Director of Manchester Academic Health Science Centre
• Former Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Operations, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and prior to that held a number of senior posts in the NHS.
• Caroline has strategic, operational, clinical and change-management experience and an award winning record of improving patient care through reform and modernisation.
• Delivered the prestigious Geoff Scaife Memorial Lecture at the NHS Confederation 2006 conference.
• Patron of national women's network
• Winner of the national First Woman Award (2010), Business Woman of the Year Award (2009) and North West Inspiring Women Award (2008) 

Qualifications:

• MSc Health Policy and Management
• BA Hons Health Studies
• Registered Midwife
• Registered Nurse

Experience:

• NHS Top Leaders programme member
• Director The Christie Clinic LLP
• Advised The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland on acute services
• General Manager for Emergency and Critical Care, Women and Children and Clinical Support Services at Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Greater Manchester SHA national imaging contract manager.
• Deputy Director of Operations at Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust 

Qualifications:

• MBA
• BSc Hons Nursing Studies
• Registered Nurse

Experience:

• Former Medical Director and Director of Public Health of Greater Manchester Health Authority.
• Former Deputy Regional Director of Public Health, North West Regional Office.
• Former Director Greater Manchester Health Protection Unit.
• Former Head of Regional Cancer Team, North West Regional Office.
• Long standing interest in the development of cancer services and improvements in clinical quality.

Qualifications:

• MB ChB
• MSc (Public Health and Epidemiology)
• DRCOG
• DCH
• FFPHM

Experience:

• Director of Finance, Performance and Commissioning for Staffordshire Moorlands Primary Care Trust
• Prior to this he held a number of senior finance posts within the NHS.
• Non-executive director Weaver Vale Housing Association
• Director The Christie Clinic LLP
• Director The Christie Charity Trading Company Ltd
• NHS Top Leaders programme member

Qualifications:

• CIPFA
• BA Hons in Management and Business Studies

Experience:

• Former Chief of Quality & Standards and Chief Nurse, TheRotherhamNHS Foundation Trust.
• Former Deputy Director of Nursing & Governance,SalfordRoyal NHS Foundation Trust.
• Former Nurse Director, GreaterManchester&CheshireCancer Network.
• Awarded a Florence Nightingale Scholarship in 2007 to review approaches to patient safety in America and Denmark.
• Long standing interest in the improvements in clinical quality with specific emphasis on patient safety, patient experience and clinical outcomes.

Qualifications:

• MA Management & Leadership
• BSc Hons Nursing Studies
• Registered Mental Nurse
• Registered Nurse

Experience:

• British journalist and broadcaster for 40 years
• Presenter of the BBC's Newsnight programme from 1983 - 1985
• Presenter on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour since 1987
• Presenter of BBC Radio 4's The Message
• Former presenter on the Today programme
• Weekly columnist for The Daily Express from 1998 to 2000, and writer for various newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Mail
• Patron of Breast Cancer Campaign 

Qualifications:

• BA Hons in French & Drama, Hull University

Experience:

• Chief Executive of the NHS for five years until 1994.
• The majority of his career was spent in the north west during which time he held posts at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, (when it had responsibility for the Christie), South Manchester and Salford Regional Health Authority before moving to the Mersey Regional Health Authority.
•  Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Salford University in 1990 and for five years until 2004.
• He was Honorary Professor and Director at the Manchester Centre for Healthcare Management at The University of Manchester.
• He is a former Chair of the QC Selection Board,of the Parole Board for England and Wales and of HM Courts Service Board.
• Also a non-executive director of two private healthcare companies, Deltex Medical Group Ltd and Synegy Healthcare Ltd.

Experience:

• Qualified accountant.
• Former partner with Price Waterhouse Coopers (1990 - 2007).
• He specialised in the public sector and led PWC's public service practice in north westfor majority of this period.
• Former Lead Engagement Partner for PWC for a number of local authorities, NHS bodies and higher education establishments for both external, internal and consultancy assignments.
• Active in CIPFA affairs at national (former Vice-chair of the national audit panel) and at local level.
• Has been chair of the Audit Committee since 17th December 2007. 
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Qualifications:

• BA (Hons) Economics
• CIPFA

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