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Candidates' Election Statements South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust CANDIDATES’ ELECTION STATEMENTS Election to the Council of Governors Public: Hampshire Please read carefully before casting your vote. INFORMATION Neither ERS nor the Trust has corrected or edited the candidates’ statements in any way. The views expressed on the following pages are those of the candidates only, and similarly the statements of fact and assertions expressed are made solely by the candidates and have not been validated by the Trust. If you require these election statements in large print or in other languages, please contact Michelle Barber at ERS on 020 8365 8909, or via email at [email protected] H3423_P9 Mainul Alom Having lived in Hampshire for 30+ years, I would like to give something back to the community by serving as a Governor within the South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) NHS. The NHS is an integral way of life and the envy of the world, and I strongly believe that it is crucial that the SCAS is protected for all, in the present and the future. I have demonstrated my strong communication skills, both verbal and written, throughout my career; I seek to be innovative in service delivery and am passionate about quality patient care, highly motivated and thrive on new challenges. I realise the SCAS and NHS as a whole has to go through changes if it is to serve the public in the years to come and to be free at the point of use. Also having an Asian background may bring more diversity within the organisation and different view to the already well established Governors. Declaration of Interests: Political Party: None Financial or other interest in the Trust: None Andy Bartlett Having retired from the Ambulance Service after 43 years both operationally and education I have seen and been involved in many changes both in staff training, equipment and vehicles to ensure the patient gets the best possible treatment. Before retiring as an education manager for the trust staff development was a priority and my aim as a Governor is to help ensure this progressive trust maintains its high standards both in patient care and staff development. Completing an apprenticeship as a carpenter and joiner my interest in the voluntary sector led me to begin my career at Havant Ambulance station in 1971. Over the years I was fortunate to gain an insight and experience into the many various areas and the changing roles of the service mainly within Hampshire. Selected for the forerunner of paramedic training in the 70s I was able to develop my skills in patient care over my career to a foundation degree in Paramedic Sciences via the Open University. Other areas have included winning two travelling scholarships to Scandinavia to look at how schools teach basic life support to children, setting up a local basic life support Heartstart scheme and Presidency of the Ambulance Service Institute (ASI). My outside interests include DIY, photography walking and travel. Declaration of Interests: Political Party: None Financial or other interest in the Trust: None Nigel Burt I believe passionately that our NHS is the most important organisation in the UK, staffed by a dedicated and highly qualified workforce, and vital to the fabric of our country. I also believe that it is the duty of a governor to ensure that the views of their constituents are brought to the attention of the executives running the Trust. I am a recently retired senior manager for a major oil company. My role as Community Relations Manager centred on engagement with the community to maintain and enhance the reputation of the company within the community. My role also involved representing community concerns to site managers and working to resolve these. I was also a member of the senior team responsible for managing incidents which ranged from oil spills, to fires and industrial accidents. In this role I worked with the ambulance and other emergency services. I was also pleased to support our NHS with funding for the air ambulance, the purchase of a Co-Responder Emergency Response Vehicle and schools’ first aid training provided by the ambulance trust. 2 Now that I have time to devote to issues that I feel strongly about, I would like to bring the skills that I have honed throughout my working life to bear as a Governor with SCAS. I believe I would be an excellent ambassador for SCAS and an advocate for patients and the wider community in maintaining the high standards of care that the Trust delivers. Declaration of Interests: Political Party: None Financial or other interest in the Trust: None Paul Edward Carnell I commenced my working life, at the age of 18, in Banking, spending just over three years with one of the “big four”. After a short period in car insurance I moved to Southerngas, for five years and during that time I travelled throughout the SCAS region. Joining Hampshire Ambulance Service in 1974, as an ambulanceman, I was promoted to Leading Ambulanceman, which position I held until shortly before retirement. I qualified as a paramedic attending the full range of emergency and urgent calls, also dealing with non-urgent patients attending outpatient clinics, day hospitals, etc. I was a staff representative for 30 years and I also served on the JCNC - the staff/ management committee - for 15 years. My ambulance duties were mainly around the Southampton area but I have worked throughout Hampshire, widening my area knowledge and experience. I have served as Chairman of a school governing body from the green field site to its opening. For some years I have been elected to the local Town Council and I have also served a year as Chair of the Council. Although retired I have a young family progressing through sixth form college and secondary school. I am seeking re-election - for a third (final - the maximum permitted) term to the Council of Governors I consider that having been an operational paramedic and staff representative, I am well placed in what is happening at the grassroots, what the public expect and have a good working relationship with management at all levels Declaration of Interests: Political Party: Liberal Democrats Financial or other interest in the Trust: None Debbie Cattell I have lived in Andover with my husband and daughter for 16 years. While my daughter was at school I worked for a large retailer in the security department and at times it was very challenging but always interesting. Although I do not know very much about the Ambulance service I have volunteered for my Housing Association for over 10 years. I first started with completing surveys and attending focus groups. I found that the more I was involved the more I wanted to do. I became hooked. I started doing more and more. I took all the training available and started visiting other housing associations to see how they were providing services to their tenants. I learnt as much as i could and took that back. It has help us improve the services we offer to our tenants. I enjoy giving the tenants a voice, and making sure that the tenant is heard. I became a board member which I still really enjoy. I would love the opportunity to become a governor for the Ambulance Service and feel some off the experiences I have already gained will help. Declaration of Interests: Political Party: None Financial or other interest in the Trust: None 3 Bill Devenish Married with three adult children I have lived in Hampshire and Oxfordshire most of my life and 8would like to give something back to the community. My banking career has given me extensive experience of business and financial management. I have run multi-million pound bank subsidiaries. I have worked at board level and directly with the public, been responsible for strategic implementation and team development, delivered complex change management and been responsible for mentoring and staff development. Recently I have run my own risk management business advising banks on their complicated lending issues. Delivery of excellence and constant improvement in demanding business environments is the cornerstone of my working ethic. I believe passionately provision of a free at source Ambulance service is a fundamental right to all but recognise the huge challenge to those responsible for delivery in a very demanding and stressful environment; both on the front line and behind the scenes. As a doctor my daughter has given me insight into the financial and operational challenges facing the Ambulance service and I have huge admiration for the dedication and skill shown by all the staff. I am confident I have the experience and ability to act as a governor. I believe listening to the views of the staff and public is a crucial part of delivering excellence. I will strive to provide assistance and support to help the service continue to meet its vision of saving lives and enabling people to get the care they need. Declaration of Interests: Political Party: None Financial or other interest in the Trust: None Charles McGill I am a serving Watch Manager of 51 years standing with Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. Over those years I have build up brilliant working relationships with other agencies such as South Central Ambulance Service, police, local authorities, Her Majesty’s Coastguard, RNLI and the Environment Agency. I have also worked directly with and sat on Local Resilience Forum representing Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service. I feel that I am at a stage in my life where I would like a new challenge and become involved with something rewarding to enhance the local community and the society we currently live in.
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