North Cumbria
Panel Role
Chair
Patient /Public Rep
Patient /Public Rep
Patient /Public Rep
Junior Doctor
Doctor
Doctor
Student nurse
Name
Gill Harris
Sue Crutchley
Maggie Whitlock
Jackie Wilkinson
Jenny Nelson
Paul Curley
Chris Holcombe
Sarah Weight
Brief Biography
Gill Harris is Regional Director of Nursing for NHS England North. Prior to this Gill was seconded to NHS North of England as Deputy Chief Executive and has worked as Director of Nursing and Performance and Director of
Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC) at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (WWL).
Sue Crutchley is currently self-employed after working as a senior manager in local government for the past twenty years. Sue was the programme manager for the Department of Health funded Healthy Communities
Programme supporting local government's role in tackling health inequalities and improving health.
Maggie has over 40 years of experience in the NHS which includes general and cardiothoracic intensive care and theatres, infection control in secondary care and the community, and public health.
Jackie is a trustee for Rethink Mental Illness and was previously a Lay Panel Member for two CCGs. Jackie chairs the Berkshire Mental Health User Group and is part of West Berks Independent Living Network.
Dr Jennifer Nelson is a specialist trainee in obstetrics and gynaecology in Merseyside.
Paul is a Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon in Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust and has worked there since 1996. Paul has been the Postgraduate Tutor, Clinical Director of Surgery/Urology and is currently the Clinical Director of IM&T.
Dr Chris Holcombe is Cancer Lead for the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust. He is a breast surgeon with a particular interest in breast reconstruction and breast oncoplastic surgery and is Medical
Director of the Merseyside and Cheshire Cancer Network.
Sarah Weight is a Student Nurse with experience in the acute side of medicine for the elderly and acute spinal injuries. She has an interest in acute and emergency nursing, and would like to work in this area.
Nurse (Board Level)
Nurse (Senior Nurse)
Diane Wake Diane Wake is Executive Nurse and Chief Operating Officer at Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University
Hospitals NHS Trust. She has held several senior nurse positions and is the Trust’s Operational Director with responsibility of the day-today running of the Trust’s three hospitals.
Samantha Adamson Samantha Adamson is Matron in the Medical Investigations Unit and Respiratory Care Ward at Salford Royal
Hospital. She has experience of working in care of the elderly, the Emergency Medical Assessment Unit, the
Early Clinical Decision Unit, the Medical Investigation Unit and the Respiratory Care Ward.

Trust SM
CQC
Regional Support
Alastair Turnbull
Lynne Lord
Jon Develing
Alastair is Medical Director at York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and has worked in the NHS for 30 years. Alastair is a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist with interests in liver and inflammatory bowel disease.
Lynne Lord is a compliance inspector at the Care Quality Commission. Lynne is a registered nurse with almost
30 years of experience in the NHS.
Jonathan Develing is Regional Director of Operations and Delivery for NHS England. Jonathan’s previous roles have included Director of Commissioning for North Cheshire, Director of Specialised Commissioning for
Cheshire and Merseyside and Chief Officer for North of England Specialised Commissioning Group.