THE QEHKL GOVERNORS PUBLIC ELECTED GOVERNORS West Norfolk Constituency Robin Broke – Public Governor for West Norfolk (third term of office) – role up for election/re-election January 2019 Robin Broke was re-elected as a Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2016. He is a member of the Nominations and Remuneration sub-committee. Born near Swaffham, Robin now lives at Bircham, so the QEH has always been part of his life. He served in the British Army for 31 years. Whilst serving on the Management Board of King Edward VII's Hospital in London for two years he was actively involved in advising how care could be delivered better to patients. Subsequently he was a national Trade Association Chief Executive which gave him exposure to dealing with financial and strategic issues. He is a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee. Steve Clark – Public Governor for West Norfolk (second term of office) Steve Clark was re-elected as public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2017. Steve lives in Stoke Ferry and has recently retired. He has spent his career in the housing profession and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. As well as working in local government as director of housing, he has taught housing qualifications and social studies at Southampton University. Steve has previously been a board member of Swaythling Housing Society. He is a volunteer with MIND and the Swaffham and Litcham home hospice support. He is a member of both the Patient Experience and Business Committees. Simon Clarke – Public Governor for West Norfolk (first term of office) – role up for election/re-election January 2019 Simon Clarke was elected as Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2016. Simon has worked in the NHS as a nurse, a manager and with commissioners for over forty years, the last 29 in West Lynn. Simon has been a board member and chair of the Royal College of Nursing. He was part of the Department of Health working group for Quality and Outcomes and NHS payment systems. He is currently a board member for a psychotherapy organisation and Trustee of a local mental health charity. He continues to support the work of commissioners, work as a nurse psychotherapist and enjoys his time at Hospital radio Lynn. Page 1 of 11 THE QEHKL GOVERNORS Esmé Corner OBE – Public (& Lead) Governor for West Norfolk (third term of office) Esmé Corner was re-elected as Public Governor in February 2017. Esmé has lived with her family in Heacham for the past thirty five years and before retirement, was the Head teacher of two schools in West Norfolk. Esmé Chairs the Patient Experience Committee in which role she has endeavoured to represent the best interests of patients both individually and collectively. Esmé is also a member of the Membership & Communications Committee, the Business Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee. Dr Jonathan Dossetor – Public Governor for West Norfolk (third term of office) Jonathan Dossetor was re-elected as Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2017. He has lived in South Wootton since 1981and worked for 26 years as Consultant Paediatrician at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. He was Regional Advisor for East Anglia for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health from 1996 -2001, and also served on the College Council. Jonathan is currently chairman of the Membership and Communication Committee of the Governor’s Council and a member of the Patient Experience Committee. Penny Hipkin – Public Governor for West Norfolk (third term of office) Penny Hipkin was re-elected as Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2017. Her first career was in hotel management, owning firstly the Manor Hotel Titchwell and then Fairlight Lodge guesthouse. In 1976 she trained as a nurse in Kings Lynn and was also Chairman of “Headway” Kings Lynn until 1995. She retired in 2004 as a Sister in the Critical / Coronary Care Unit. Currently Penny is Honorary Treasurer of QEH League of Friends. Penny is a member of both the Patient Experience and Membership and Communications Committees. Page 2 of 11 THE QEHKL GOVERNORS Dr Robert Outred - Public Governor for West Norfolk (first term of office) – role up for election/re-election January 2019 Robert Outred was elected as Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2016. Robert founded The Woottons Surgery in 1985 and gradually built it up to a three doctor practice with full ancillary staff and provided a wide range of specialised clinics for patients. For 17 years he also worked two sessions per week as a psychiatrist at The Fermoy Unit. He has, therefore, experience of both primary and secondary care. As a governor he will represent the views of the patients to the board of directors at this time of severe budgetary constraint. Robert is particularly interested in the provision of mental healthcare services. Dr Barrie Taylor – Public Governor for West Norfolk (third term of office) Barrie Taylor was re-elected as Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2017. Barrie retired as Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist at the QEH in 2004, a post held for 30 years and from private practice at the Sandringham Hospital in 2009. In his time at the QEH he pioneered epidural analgesia in labour and the colposcopy service. Barry has lived in South Creake with his wife and family for 30 years and has a daughter who is a nurse. He has involved himself in local affairs by being a member of the Parochial Church Council and a Trustee of a local Musical Trust. Barrie is a member of the Patient Experience Committee. Dr Peter Tasker - Public Governor for West Norfolk (first term of office) – role up for election/re-election January 2019 Peter Tasker was elected as Public Governor for West Norfolk from February 2016. He retired after 33 years as a local GP with a specialist interest in diabetes and a further 3 years as the Macmillan GP for West Norfolk when he enjoyed working with many stakeholders to develop services for cancer and end of life care. Peter feels a degree of understanding and empathy for patients and staff is essential for the local health economy. He understands the wider NHS and is particularly keen to encourage links between general practice and secondary care. He is committed to the future of national and local health care and feels the QEH and its services are extremely important to the local population given the rurality of West Norfolk. Page 3 of 11 THE QEHKL GOVERNORS Breckland, North Norfolk and Rest of England Constituency Clive Monk – Public Governor for Breckland, North Norfolk and Rest of England (second term of office) Clive Monk began his second term of office as Public Governor for Breckland from February 2017. Clive has 38 years of managerial experience from junior to senior level and has been involved in training for the last 16 years. This has included developing and teaching courses including Hygiene, Health and Safety and Management. Clive has a daughter who is training to be a nurse and is particularly interested in working with old people, specialising in dementia and End of Life care and this has raised his awareness of the importance of providing the best care possible to patients with these needs. Clive is a member of both the Patient Experience and Business Committees. Patricia Tickner – Public Governor for Breckland, North Norfolk and Rest of England (first term of office) – role up for election/re-election January 2019 Patricia Tickner became a Public Governor for Breckland, North Norfolk and Rest of England from February 2017. Born in Kent, Patricia lived in Australia for 10 years, is now living in the March area. She worked mainly in the family home until the death of her husband in 2002 who was a Charge nurse for those with learning disabilities. She has 4 children, the eldest being a Doctor in Australia and the third was a nurse until her marriage. Recently retired from a Housing Association Board having completed nine years, Patricia was drawn to the role of hospital governor as being disabled herself and with her family background in healthcare, seeks to understand and help the hospital in serving the community. Page 4 of 11 THE QEHKL GOVERNORS Cambridgeshire Constituency Jenny Brodie – Public Governor for Cambridgeshire (second term of office) – role up for election/re-election January 2019 Jenny Brodie started her second term of office as Public Governor for Cambridgeshire from February 2016. Jenny is semi-retired and currently works as a part time admin/receptionist in a care home which specialises in dementia. She is married with a daughter and a son who is married with two young children. Jenny has had experience of the hospital both as a patient and as a Trust member of staff having worked as a ward clerk/receptionist at the Fermoy Unit for two and a half years and also on the NHS Professional Bank staff for just over two years. Jenny is a member of the Patient Experience Committee. Malcolm Bruce – Public Governor for Cambridgeshire (first term of office) Malcolm Bruce became a public governor for Cambridgeshire from February 2017. Malcolm lives on the Cambridgeshire/Norfolk/Lincolnshire border. He retired in 2011 after working in the NHS as a registered nurse for 40 years. During his career he worked in hospitals, the community and general practice. Within the NHS setting he is particularly interested in quality, communications and patient safety. He is chairman of the Friends of the Wisbech Hospitals and volunteers regularly at the King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre as an appropriate adult.