Anne
I am a retired company director with 25 years of involvement with the NHS and community in a voluntary capacity. I served on several committees in Poole Hospital before the merger and continue to be a patient representative on a committee in UHD. In the community I ran a health information service within a GP’s practice for 20 years and have also been involved in the production and editing of information for patients on many different subjects.
Debbie
I worked for Bournemouth Council for 28 years in management roles with an excellent record of managing partnerships, projects, conferences and engagement events with the public, private and voluntary sector. I worked on projects to improve the quality of life of local people which included health projects. This gave me an insight into the health inequalities locally and I worked with a wide range of partners to tackle them. I organised a Health & Wellbeing Strategy Board and a Health & Wellbeing Forum.
I successfully established and managed Bournemouth’s first Community Land Trust and oversaw the build and sale of 13 shared ownership eco homes in Boscombe.
I had to take early retirement due to ill health and am now disabled with a range of conditions including a rare life-threatening condition called Addisons Disease.
I joined Bournemouth University’s PIER group (Public Involvement In Education and Research) in 2018 where I use my experiences and perspective of health care to benefit students and research. I also carry out a similar education role with Bournemouth & Poole Collage Nursing Associate students.
I am also a trustee for the Community Action Network which operates across Dorset.
In addition, I am the treasurer of East Dorset Centre of the Caravan and Motorhome Club.
Deborah
I have been a patient expert for a number of years now due to a change in my health around 12 years ago. I previously worked for the NHS and in community mental health for 25 years. I enjoy turning a negative into a positive and can offer a well rounded PPI perspective.
