Working with the NHS

Towards an inclusive workplace

Advisory Board

Our advisory board is made up of wide range of people, ranging from academics, regulators and equality and diversity practitioners in the NHS, to trade union and civil society organisations. They share a commitment to the success of the research and its lasting impact, and will meet regularly to discuss the project, offering their advice and expertise.

Name Job title Organisation
1.    Tracy Myhill Chief Executive Swansea Bay University Health Board
2.    Carola Towle National Officer, LGBT Equality UNISON
3.    Jackie Driver Principal Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
4.    Paul Martin Chief Executive LGBT Foundation
5.    Pete Mercer Group Manager (Public Sector Membership Programmes) Stonewall
6.    Peter Hall Member Engagement Manager Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei)
7.    Lynne Carter Deputy Head of Engagement and Equality NHS Bradford district and Craven CCGs
8.    Professor Ozbilgin Director of Research
Chair in Organisational Behaviour
Brunel University
9.    Professor Surya Monro Professor of Sociology and Social Policy Director of the Centre for Research in the Social Sciences University of Huddersfield
10. Dr Jill Miller PhD Academic MCIPD Policy Adviser Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
10. Ed Houghton Senior Research Adviser Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
10. Ciprian Arhire Regional Support Executive Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
11. Dianah Worman OBE Chartered FCIPD Inclusive Talent
12. Patrick Price General Manager and E&D Lead Northumbria NHS Trust
13. Sandy Zavery Equality and Human Rights Lead Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
14. Priti Bhatt Equality & Diversity Manager Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
15. Lucy Wilkinson Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Manager Care Quality Commission (CQC)
16. Paul Deemer Head of Diversity and Inclusion NHS Employers
17. Jess Gregson Diversity and Inclusion Assistant NHS Employers
18. Mohamed Jogi Programme Lead NHS Employers
19. Dr Anna Einarsdottir Senior Lecturer in OBTT University of York
20. Samantha Martin Deputy Head of Media Relations University of York
21. Dr Bridget Lockyer Research Associate University of York