Buckinghamshire
Role
Panel Chair
Name
Nigel Acheson
Brief Biography
Nigel Acheson is Regional Medical Director for NHS South of England.Nigel has a clinical
background as a consultant gynaecological oncologist, and has expertise in patient safety and
service improvement.
Patient/Public Representative
David Turner
David Turner has spent the last 21 years working as a barrister specialising in insurance law. He is
also a patient & public Engagement representative on the National Clinical Reference Group for
Cystic Fibrosis.
Patient/Public Representative
Neeta Mehta
Neeta Mehta has been a patients’ champion for over 20 years, volunteering as a lay person in health
services, her local authority and in the area of special needs education. For the past two years Neeta
has been a member of the Patients and Public Engagement Steering Group for Specialised
Commissioning. Currently, Neeta is also a member of the interim Clinical Priority Advisory Group.
Patient/Public Representative
Tim Thorp
Tim Thorp is a lay representative and a retired research scientist from the Ministry of Defence
laboratories. For several years he has volunteered for the NHS West Midlands as a lay
representative in the overseeing of the training of doctors.
Patient/Public Representative
Priscilla
Chandro
Priscilla Chandro is a patient representative on the National Clinical Reference Group for Cardiac
Specialised Services. She has recently been elected as a public governor with the South East Coast
Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Patient/Public Representative
Derek Prentice
Derek Prentice has spent his career in consumerism and has been a member of the board of a
number of teaching hospitals. He is currently a member of the lay advisory group for the College of
Emergency Medicine and a lay member of the General Dental Council.
Doctor
Vaughan Pearce
Dr Vaughan Pearce has been a consultant physician in geriatric and general medicine in Exeter for
33 years. He was Medical Director in the community trust from 1997 until 2000 and in the Royal
Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust from 2003 to 2011. His main interest is Parkinson's Disease and
Dystonia.
Doctor
Carol Peden
Carol Peden is a doctor on the Rapid Responsive Review Panel.
Doctor
Simon Donell
Professor Simon Donell is an honorary professor at the University of East Anglia, and President of
the British Association for Surgery of the Knee. He has over 32 years of clinical experience and
works as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital.
Doctor
Aidan Fowler
Dr Aidan Fowler is a general surgeon working mainly with colorectal surgery cases and Chief of
Service for the Surgical Division at the Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Fowler
has been trained as an improvement adviser by the IHI in Boston, and has worked for the last three
years as improvement adviser to the South West Patient Safety Collaborative.
Junior Doctor
Nina Wilson
Nina Wilson is Junior Specialist Registrar (ST3) with 4 years' experience of delivering medical care in
a variety of hospital and community training posts. She has also spent the last year working at a
national level with NHS England.
Senior Nurse
Judy Gillow
Judy Gillow is currently Director of Nursing & Organisational Development at University Hospital
Southampton. She has over 30 years experience in the NHS covering a wide range of clinical,
research, education and management roles.
Board Level Nurse
Nicola Lucey
Nicky Lucey is Deputy Director of Nursing at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust and has over 26 years
of nursing experience covering a wide range of specialities, including cardiothoracic and intensive
care, across different NHS organisations. In addition to nursing, Nicky has worked in service
improvement and management positions in the past.
Student Nurse
Lowri Aldworth
Lowri Aldworth is a pre-registration nursing student currently completing a masters’ qualification in
Mental Health Nursing at Oxford Brookes University. Prior to this, Lowri completed a BA in English
Literature and Psychology.
Trust Senior Manager
Chris Gordon
Chris Gordon is Programme Director at the NHS Leadership Academy, supporting hospital trust
development. He is also a consultant physician in Winchester specialising in Parkinson’s Disease. He
was recently a trust chief executive.
Trust Senior Manager
Linda Abolins
Linda Abolins is Deputy Director of Governance at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and
works closely with the medical director on quality risk and safety. Linda is an experienced nurse and
midwife, and spent seven years as Head of Midwifery before joining the corporate team four years
ago.
CQC Representative
Jessica Zeff
Jessica is a CQC Representative on the Rapid Responsive Review Panel.
Senior Regional Support
Christina Button
Christina is Improvement and Support Programme Manager at the NHS England.
Senior Regional Support
Harriet Luximon
Harriet Luximon is Improvement and Support Manager for NHS England South. She started this post
in April 2013. Before that she worked for the Department of Health for 12 years on programmes such
as 18 Weeks, Quality Framework and QIPP. She started her career in general management in acute
hospitals.