Programme Board
The board comprises chairs, chief executives and directors from participating NHS organisations. It shapes the strategy for the programme and engages with ministers, the Department of Health and NHS leaders. It meets quarterly and is chaired by Gideon Ben-Tovim along with Vice Chair for the north, Riaz Ahmed and southern Vice Chair, Joe Hegarty.
| Name | Job Title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Nasreen Bhatti | Non-Executive Equality and Diversity Lead | Berkshire East TPCT |
| Helen Hirst | Director of Primary Care | Bradford & Airedale TPCT |
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Tara Mistry
Darren Grayson
Faye Baillie |
Vice Chair and Non-Executive Director Chief Executive
Director of Nursing |
Bristol TPCT
Brighton and Hove PCT
Coventry PCT |
|
Jackie Chin |
Director of Public Health | Ealing PCT |
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IN PROCESS OF NOMINATION Jonathan Bloch |
Non-Executive Director |
Hastings and Rother
Haringey TPCT |
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June Goodson-Moore Ruth Wallis |
Executive Director of Workforce and Corporate Development Director of Equality and Diversity |
Leeds PCT Lambeth PCT |
| Tim Rideout | Chief Executive | Leicester City PCT |
| Gideon Ben-Tovim | Chair | Liverpool PCT |
| Margaret Berry | Director of Quality and Executive Nurse | Luton PCT |
| Evelyn Asante-Mensah | Chair | Manchester PCT |
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Jonathan Cook Riaz Ahmad
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Director of Corporate Services Chair
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Norfolk PCT Oldham PCT
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| Denise Price | Director of Nursing and Quality | South Birmingham PCT |
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Alistair McWhirter Mike Barker Ian Reynolds |
Chair Director of Corporate Affairs Chair |
Suffolk PCT Trafford PCT Wandsworth Teaching PCT |
| Joe Hegarty | Chair | Westminster PCT |
| Stephanie Harris | Director of Workforce | Wolverhampton PCT |
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Surinder Sharma Helen Hally |
Director for Equalities & Human Rights National Director |
Department of Health Race for Health |
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Programme Lead Members
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|---|---|---|
| Brian Coleman | Head of Equality, Diversity and Human Rights | Westminster PCT |
| Claudette Webster | Associate Director of Access & Inclusion | Manchester PCT |
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Thinking Partner Member
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| Usman Khan | Thinking Partner for Bradford & Airedale PCT | Matrix Consultancy |
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Consultants - In Attendance
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| Sue Charteris | Learning Programme Consultant | Shared Intelligence |
| Jack O’Sullivan | Communications Consultant | |
Terms of Reference
Purpose
- To give strategic direction and governance scrutiny to the Race for Health programme;
- To contribute to spreading the race equality message outward and upward;
- To stimulate and champion innovation and achievement regarding race equality in health.
Membership
- Each Race for Health PCT to nominate one member – Chair, Chief Executive, PEC Chair, or Executive or Non Executive Director lead on diversity.
- The Race for Health PCT from which the programme Chair comes, to be able to nominate an additional member.
- Programme Leads group to nominate 2 Programme Leads.
- Thinking Partners group to nominate 1 Thinking Partner.
- The maximum number of representatives from any single PCT is three.
- When primary representatives are unable to attend the Board, briefed and authorised deputies may attend in their stead.
- Chair to be elected by the Board, from among Board members, for 2 year term of office; renewable twice.
- Vice Chair to be elected by the Board, from among Board members, for 2 year term of office; renewable twice.
- National Director – Race for Health.
- Senior representation from Equalities and Human Rights group at the Department of Health.
- Independent member, with political connections and strong race equality credentials, to be identified and invited by Programme Board.
- Learning and Communications Consultants in attendance.
Frequency
The Programme Board will meet three/four times each year, with minutes published on the Race for Health website.