Colchester
Role
Name
Brief Biography
Panel Chair
Liz Redfern
Liz Redfern is Chief Nurse for NHS England South. She joined the NHS as a cadet nurse and
specialised in neurosciences. Her recent focus has been educating nurses and other health
professionals. Liz was awarded a CBE in the 2009 Queen’s birthday honours list for her services to
healthcare and nursing.
Deputy Panel Chair
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.
Patient/Public Representative
Neeta Meeta
Neeta Meeta 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
Trevor Begg
Trevor Begg is a former patient representative on the North West London PCT Cluster Board and
Chair of Hillingdon LINk. He was recently appointed Lay Member for the governing body of
Hillingdon CCG and is currently working with the London Clinical Senate and North West London
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care on patient and public involvement
and service innovation and improvement.
Patient/Public Representative
Margaret Ogden
Margaret Ogden has been a volunteer in health for over a decade. She has a background in
community development and began volunteering as a fundraiser. She has held lay member positions
on two high profile groups; the National Cancer Research Network Clinical Studies Group on
Palliative Care and NICE's Diagnostics Advisory Committee.
Doctor
James Bristol
James Bristol is a consultant general surgeon for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
practising in Cheltenham since his appointment in 1989. He has experience as a consultant
appraiser and as a member of the Invited Review Mechanism Panel of the Royal College of
Surgeons of England, and has held executive office within his specialty association.
Doctor
Andrew Phillips
Andrew Phillips is a Doctor on the Rapid Responsive Review Panel.
Doctor
Colette Marshall
Colette Marshall is a consultant vascular surgeon at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.
She is a commissioning director for secondary care with Coventry and Rugby Clinical Commissioning
Group and the clinical member for secondary care on the Governing Body of South East
Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula Clinical Commissioning Group.
Junior Doctor
Shelley Griffiths
Shelly Griffiths is a core surgical trainee. Having trained in Cambridge and London, she now works in
South Devon.
Nurse
Brigid Stacey
Brigid Stacey qualified as a registered general nurse in 1989 in the north west and later specialised in
oncology and haematology. Brigid’s previous roles include Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Luton
and Dunstable Hospital and Deputy Chief Executive at Walsall Hospitals. Brigid is now Director of
Nursing and Quality for the Shropshire and Staffordshire Area Team. Brigid is also a member of the
Prime Minister's Nursing and Quality Forum.
Nurse
Paul Webb
Paul Webb is Matron for Oncology and Palliative Care at Nottingham University Hospitals. He
qualified as a nurse in 1992 and has experience in surgery, burns and plastics, oncology and
palliative care.
Nurse
Julie Orr
Julie Orr qualified as a registered general nurse in 1990 in Bedford Hospital and specialises in A&E
nursing. In 2010, Julie was seconded as Head of Nursing for Medicine and Emergency Care and in
September 2012, she was appointed to the post of Head of Nursing for Medicine, Emergency Care
and Children’s Services.
Student Nurse
Amy Burgin
Amy Louise Burgin is studying children’s nursing at the University of Hertfordshire.
Student Nurse
Sian Ball
Sian Ball is a second year student, training in Hertfordshire to become a children’s nurse.
CQC Representative
Sue Fraser-Betts
Sue Fraser-Betts joined the NHS and qualified in general nursing and midwifery in 1982 and
specialised in clinical management as a ward sister, outpatient and day stay manager, and clinical
manager. She joined the National Care Standards Commission in 2002, moving to the Health Care
Commission in 2003 and Care Quality Commission in 2009.
Trust Senior Manager
Patricia Miller
Patricia holds a masters degree in Health Care Management from Manchester Business School, and
is a graduate of the East of England Aspiring Directors Programme. She has worked for the NHS for
over 24 years. Patricia is Director of Operations at Dorset County Hospital.
Senior Regional Support
Gareth Harry
Gareth Harry works for NHS England as Regional Head of Planning and Assurance in the Midlands
and East Region. Gareth has a background in primary care and community health commissioning
and contracting and has managed community and acute hospital services. Gareth was the lead in the
Midlands and East for the authorisation of Clinical Commissioning Groups.
Senior Regional Support
Lyn McIntyre
Lyn McIntyre is Deputy Director of Patient Experience at NHS England Midlands and East. Lyn
trained as both a general and mental health nurse and has worked across a variety of clinical settings
during her 34 year career in nursing. Lyn worked with NHS East of England from 2009, and NHS
Midlands and East from 2011 in a variety of quality and nursing leadership roles, including Head of
Clinical Quality and Patient Safety, Head of Operations for Nursing and Quality and Associate Nurse
Director – Ambition Leadership.