Meet our Team

Asha Adwani MBBS, MS surgery MCh Surgical Oncology FRCS SFHEA FEBS Breast surgery is an Associate specialist in Breast surgery with a passion for medical education. She is the SAS advocate , a Trust educational supervisor  and appraiser. She is an ILM7 certified executive coach and mentor and is a coach with NHSE. She is also a Honorary senior clinical lecturer and has a PG Dip in learning and teaching in higher education. She has PG certificates in Leadership / change management and Career development.  Having been a SAS tutor and Development director for SAS doctors, she has leadership experience of developing doctors.

Her areas of interest are supporting all doctors to reach their potential in extended leadership, educational supervision and appraiser roles.

Anna is a consultant in Community Child Health, looking after children with complex neurodisability and their families. She has been an Educational Supervisor and Associate DME for support and wellbeing. She was invited to be a member of the NHS Staff and Learners’ Mental Wellbeing Commission in 2019. Currently she is Lead for Senior Doctor Wellbeing and Leadership within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. Anna is a trained coach, mediator and Schwartz round facilitator. Her philosophy is how do we ensure the first patient of the shift and the last get the same kind, safe care? When not talking, she loves to run, do yoga, read, draw and doodle – often inspired by quotes or poems that resonate.

Dan is a consultant Surgeon and Deputy Director of Education. He is passionate about quality in training and supervision and enhancing the working relationship between supervisors and trainees. He delivered trainer bootcamps as part of the Improving Surgical Training pilot, is clinical lead for the Royal College of Surgeons of England Excellence in Surgical Supervision course and faculty on their Training the Trainers course. He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Surgical Trainers of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and faculty for their NOTSS (non-technical skills for surgeons) course.

David was Chief Medical Officer at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals until February 2025. He began his career as a GP, before working as a psychiatry registrar in New Zealand. David then trained in public health, working for 10 years as Director of Public Health. In 2012 David moved to NHS England, becoming the Northeast and Yorkshire Regional Medical Director. David is an experienced appraiser, mentor and is passionate about developing clinical leadership drawing from his wide experience.

Chris is a portfolio GP based in Warwick. He is an NHS Appraiser and Director of ‘Dr Appraisals’. He holds two Training Programme Director roles, is an RCGP examiner, and serves as the locum champion for the Coventry and Warwickshire Training Hub. Chris also sits on the GMC’s Test of Competence and Revalidation Board and holds a Master’s degree in Medical Education. Outside work, his interests include cricket, padel, house music, and world foods.

James is a consultant anaesthetist with a deep commitment to clinician education and wellbeing. With a postgraduate certificate in medical education (PGCME), he helps train and guide doctors as a college tutor, appraiser, and final FRCA examiner for the Royal College of Anaesthetists. His interest in holistic care is reflected in his additional qualifications, a diploma in hypnosis from the British Society of Clinical and Academic Hypnosis, certification as a Soma breathwork instructor, and over a decade of personal meditation practice. As the wellbeing lead for his NHS trust, he champions the mental and emotional health of fellow doctors and has designed and delivered wellbeing focused courses for clinicians for many years. Driven by the belief that caring for ourselves enhances the care we give others, James brings a unique, compassionate perspective to medical training – by doctors, for doctors.

Liz is a consultant in Emergency Medicine with a passion for medical education. She is Deputy Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, Training Programme Director of Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine and a Trust appraiser. She is also a triathlete representing Great Britain for Age-Group racing, an accredited triathlon coach and an ILM7 certified executive coach and mentor. Driven by a deep curiosity for discovering true potential in self and others, and a joy for developing that potential, Liz’s current areas of interest also include International Medical Graduate support, educational supervisor development and simulation faculty development.

Will has more than 20 years experience as a senior educator and has learnt valuable lessons from his time as a College tutor, Training Programme Director, Head of School and Director of Medical Education. He has a particular interest in how to quality assure training programmes and assessments. He has gained some important insights working for almost 20 years with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health examination team, having spent more than 10 years as the Head of Written and Theory examinations. For the last 5 years he has been part of the GMC National Trainee Survey group.

Sarah was a doctor in the NHS for 19 years, specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care medicine. She worked in West Yorkshire throughout her career. She led various teams through her work as clinical lead for obstetric anaesthesia and then critical care. In 2022 Sarah changed her role completely, and is now working full time as a professional coach. This is a different, but equally valuable form of life support! Sarah provides individual and team coaching, having gained ILM level 5 in effective mentoring and coaching and a team coaching practitioner qualification. Her other interests are painting, parenting and gardening.

Scott’s passion for developing others has been evidenced throughout his career, initially as a GP trainer, appraiser and Programme Educator, and since 2020 as an Associate Dean for NHS England.  His interest in self-actualisation led to ILM coaching and mentoring qualifications and the formal mentoring support of newly qualified GPs.  Scott enjoys walking and travelling with his wife and family, and meeting new people.  He confesses to enjoying an odd pint of the black stuff too.

Julie is an orthopaedic specialty doctor with Master’s degrees in Clinical Education and in Orthopaedic Engineering.
She is an educational lead for her local university and her hospital trust, where she also teaches quality improvement and leadership skills to resident doctors. Julie has a special interest in clinical data analysis, and she is the regional lead for the National Hip Fracture Database. She is passionate about supporting SAS doctors, and is an SAS committee representative for the British Orthopaedic Association and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Andy is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and former Associate Director of Medical Education for Clinical Skills, Simulation, and Technology Enhanced Learning. He established the renowned @LeedsEDSim program and has helped built a widened community of Multi-disciplinary educators. He is passionate about Human Factors and non-technical skills training. As an accredited Executive Coach, Andy supports doctors in training through points of transition and challenge. He has experience in Clinical Leadership roles, RCEM EM Leaders development program, and previously held regional education roles.

Shum is a consultant in Emergency Medicine at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He works as a Deputy Director of Medical Education and the lead Foundation Training Programme Director. He is on the Council of NACT-UK, representing the Foundation Programme. He is an examiner for the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Shum gained the Masters in Medical Education and is an accredited executive coach.

Helen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Kingston Hospital and is currently Deputy DME, Champion for Flexible Training and Educational Supervisor for Foundation doctors. Previously she was Foundation Training Programme Director for many years and Specialty Tutor for Emergency Medicine. She is an enthusiastic advocate for career-long professional learning and development – in recent years Helen has completed a MA in Clinical Strategic Leadership and qualified as an Interpersonal Mediator.

Mayada is a consultant in Emergency Medicine, having had an interest in medical education early on in her training she took a post in Simulation & Medical Education introducing a technology enhanced learning (TEL) programme. She also developed virtual resources to train educators in using TEL. Her time in the simulation fellowship has helped her develop an interest in non-technical skills and unconscious bias which she incorporates in her teaching sessions. As an international medical graduate (IMG) she developed a particular interest in IMG education and has delivered courses tailored to the non-clinical needs of IMGs.

Sara is a Consultant in Acute Geriatrics and General Medicine at the Royal United Hospital, Bath, where she has served as Foundation Training Programme Director since 2016. She is the Lead for Educational Strategy for the Severn Foundation School and represents Foundation training within Medical Education Leaders UK. Sara also sits on the UK Foundation Programme Office Foundation School Directors Committee and has led the organisation of the joint UKFPO / Medical Education Leaders UK “Sharing Best Practice in Foundation” conference for the past five years. In addition, she has collaborated with the military to deliver leadership training for Foundation doctors across the South West.

Preethi has been a Consultant Histopathologist in Princess Alexandra Hospital since 2017. Preethi has a strong interest in medical education and is the Trust Director of Medical Education. She holds lecturer positions at Queen Mary University of London and Anglia Ruskin University. She is also Associate Postgraduate Dean (EOE) for Cadaveric Simulation. Preethi has been instrumental in designing and implementing sexual safety training and has presented this work at a national level.

Caz is a Consultant Anaesthetist with a longstanding interest in postgraduate teaching, completing a PGCE in 2010 and a six-year term as College Tutor. She is passionate about training, education and creating a productive learning environment, and supporting the development of others to achieve their full potential. Caz has developed anaesthetic-specific Educational Supervisor resources for HEE and was on the SEAUK Council for several years. She is faculty on simulation courses and has implemented high fidelity multi-professional simulation and non-technical skills training in her Trust. She is also an appraiser, trained mentor and currently doing an MSc in Performance Psychology.

Emma is a Leadership Development Specialist Consultant with over 15 years’ experience of working for the NHS & private sector. She supports leaders and managers through coaching, mentoring and personal development interventions and programmes to help them be as effective as possible. Emma delivers Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) 5 and 7 qualifications for individuals to become coaches and mentors. She has a systemic approach and has delivered coaching to senior leadership teams and supported Trusts to develop internal coaching and mentoring strategy.

Zoë was a general practitioner for over 20 years, but now works predominantly as a quality improvement facilitator, most recently as Co-Clinical Lead for the Primary and Community Transformation and Improvement Team in NHSE. She is also a qualified coach and the Pastoral Care Lead for Somerset LMC, a role that enables her to follow her passion of supporting others to survive and thrive. Based in North Yorkshire, any free time is devoted to walking in the Dales.

Sarah is an Organisational Development Manager and Leadership Development Specialist within the NHS. She believes in supporting leaders and managers through coaching, mentoring and personal development interventions and programmes to help them to be as effective as possible to ensure delivery of excellent services to all service users. Sarah delivers Institute of Leadership and Management qualifications for individuals to become executive, workplace and strategic coaches and mentors.

After 17 years of clinical experience in psychiatry and palliative care, Suzy spent 11 years working with a medical defense organisation, reducing medicolegal risk and professional burnout. She mentored an international faculty of 50 presenters, researched and developed face-to-face and online training in resilience, burnout, and associated risk in healthcare settings. Suzy also trained doctors in reliability science, ergonomics, and cognitive biases affecting patient safety. She personally coached hundreds of doctors, reducing the risk of claims or referrals to regulatory bodies and increasing joy in work. Suzy worked with doctors globally, giving her a unique insight into their strengths and vulnerabilities in the workplace.

Anwar’s roles include GP Trainer, Appraiser, GP lead for genomics and Senior Clinical Advisor to NHSR. He is also heavily involved in assessment both in UK (MRCGP Examiner) and abroad (Medical Director for International Accreditation) and is Professor of Primary Care Medical Education at the University of East London. He has co-edited a book and published papers on assessment. His senior roles in commissioning, education, and assessment are driven by a passion to promote patient safety through education and safe systems around hard-working professionals on the frontline.

Ellen is a senior consultant and regional obstetric lead in maternal medicine with extensive leadership experience in postgraduate medical education across the Midlands and currently an associate postgraduate dean. She has made extensive contributions to quality improvement, training programme leadership and culture transformation, especially within sexual safety in the workplace. She has a strong commitment to embedding multidisciplinary, multiprofessional education within the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.

Renol is an Upper GI Surgeon, whose passion lies in supporting LEDs through the ‘portfolio pathway’. An IMG, who came to the UK in 2015 to train in UGI Cancer, he achieved his Specialist Registration (CESR) in 2020 and is now Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon at the James Cook University Hospital. His CESR journey makes him a strong advocate of the process and has successfully mentored many. He is heavily engaged with the Intercollegiate platform of the Royal College of Surgeons, as the lead for General Surgery- Portfolio Pathway Support and represents the group on the AUGIS council-the upper GI specialty forum.

Pria is an experienced Sport & Exercise Medicine physician and is passionate about a holistic approach to health and wellbeing. She is a Fellow of the Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) of the UK and was appointed as the Honorary Secretary of the FSEM UK in 2022. She has experience in working at national and international sports events including the London 2021 Olympics and Paralympic Games as well as the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Following a short career with the military, Stefan spent 15 years at Hillingdon Hospital working his way up to MEM in the med-ed team before moving to a more senior role with Frimley Hospitals NHS FT. Stefan has a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) with a special interest in adult psychological development, resilience and the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence in research. Stefan is an accredited MBTI Facilitator and member of the Positive Psychology Guild.

Andrew is a consultant in paediatrics and has worked as Deputy Medical Director and RO at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Andrew was Chair of the National Association of Clinical Tutor; Head of the London School of Paediatrics and Associate Dean in the University of London from 2009 until 2014 and Vice President for Education at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health from 2013 until 2018. He was involved in establishing the Professional Support Unit and Careers Service for the London Deanery and has more recently been involved in the work of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges leading the work on remediation for doctors in difficulty.

Rob works as a part time early intervention psychiatrist in Gloucestershire. Throughout his career Rob had a significant involvement in medical education, having been clinical tutor, training programme director for general adult psychiatry and for seven years head of Severn School of psychiatry. He was also involved in the development of appraisal in his trust and was lead for appraisal for a number of years. He has had a number of college roles, including seven years as Director of South West Training, and membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists recruitment committee.

Julian served as Executive Medical Director for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust until his retirement in April 2025. His clinical career included roles as a Staff Grade Anaesthetist, as well as an Immediate Care and Motor Sports Doctor. He chaired the National Ambulance Services Medical Directors group throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and was subsequently seconded to the NHSE Central Ambulance Team, where he contributed to the further development of the ambulance operational model.

He holds a Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (DIMC) from the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, a Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Law, and is a Founding Senior Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (SFFMLM). He was awarded the Queen’s Ambulance Medal in the 2022 New Year Honours.

Margaret has been a GP since 2016 and a Training Programme Director since 2021.  Her qualifications include FRCGP, MBChB with Honours, Postgraduate Certificate (Education for Health Professionals), DRCOG, BSc (Biochemistry) with First Class Honours, MRes (Mechanistic and Molecular Toxicology), and DipABRSM (Violin Teaching).  She is passionate about promoting kindness in the workplace whilst striving for excellence.  Margaret enjoys every aspect of medicine and medical education, which is why she loves being a GP.

Sara is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Royal Berkshire Hospital and has been Associate DME for 4 years, focusing on trainee support and wellbeing. She is also Training Programme Director for Speciality trainees in Thames Valley and Anaesthetics’ wellbeing lead. Sara has a keen interest in education and completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Medical Education and is an ILM5 qualified coach. She collaborated with Thames Valley PSWS to create Survive and Thrive, a regionally run course for all trainees, helping them understand themselves and thrive in their medical careers.

James has 25 years experience in the NHS, 14 as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine. He has had an interest and been developing an expertise in education all his career, with experience as an undergraduate tutor; college tutor for RCEM; director of simulation; and supervisor of doctors and allied health professionals.

Damian is a Respiratory Physician and practices on the Isle of Man, currently redesigning respiratory services there. He has spent over a decade in senior medical education roles for both Bangor Hospital and Wales Deanery. During that time, through a decade of educational change and innovation led a team that successfully turned round the reputation and recruitment of doctors in Bangor Hospital. He has contributed to the MedEdLeaders UK council, and been editor of ‘Clinical Tutor’. A recent travel fellowship to North Carolina taught him the value of investing in your local community and the role of unconscious bias in recruitment. His favourite quote is ‘culture eats change for breakfast’.

Hamish qualified in medicine from Manchester University then trained as an anaesthetist in West London.  He was a consultant at the Royal Marsden Hospital before heading north to work at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals in 2001.  He’s had a number of management roles in Leeds, including Clinical Director for Theatres & Anaesthesia, Medical Director for Workforce & Professional Standards, Responsible Officer and interim Chief Medical Officer. Outside of the NHS, he was deputy Chair then Chair of the RCoA National Clinical Director Executive which put him on the College Council and was a co-opted member of the Board of the Association of Anaesthetists. He’s now moved to NHS England where he’s the Regional Medical Director for the North East & Yorkshire, although he still does a day a week as an anaesthetist.

Paul is a Consultant Neurologist with over 20 years’ experience in clinical practice. Alongside his clinical work, he has held a number of senior leadership roles within the NHS, including Executive Medical Director at West Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust.

He has a strong commitment to supporting the wellbeing of senior doctors. Reflecting this, he is an accredited coach and mediator. He currently serves as Associate Medical Director for Senior Doctor Wellbeing at ESNEFT, where he is leading the development of a strategic approach to help senior doctors thrive in their professional lives.

Jess is a non-clinical paediatrician and part of the core DoctorsTraining team. She has a portfolio career combining her passion for teaching with her drive to improve the wellbeing and working lives of doctors. Having worked as a primary teacher for a couple of years, Jess brings a creative and innovative approach to education. She is a firm believer in the power of storytelling and connection and has used this in her drive to educate through social media.

Nic is a consultant orthogeriatrician and has a strong interest in medical education is an experienced educational supervisor, trained mentor, appraiser and held role of TPD for geriatric medicine. More recently she has worked as a Clinical Tutor during which she has focussed on developing learning opportunities and support for locally employed doctors specifically those from international medical backgrounds. She is currently an associate medical director in University Hospitals Leicester and her focus is on developing and supporting the medical workforce.

Emily is a GP, educator, appraiser and an executive ILM qualified coach in West Yorkshire. Emily is passionate about communication and using these skills to facilitate a better work:life balance to avoid stress and burnout. She is also a professional jazz singer, giving her a unique style in connecting with people.

Amrita is a Portfolio GP with over a decade of working in the NHS. A distinguished Positive Psychology Practitioner, Coach and Disability Advocate, and Portfolio GP – she is renowned for her work in positive transformation and post-traumatic growth. As a TEDx speaker, she challenges societal norms, backed by groundbreaking research in the British Journal of Health Psychology. An expert featured on BBC News and podcasts, she also co-chairs the Disabled Doctors Network. Amrita’s impactful presence extends to conferences like the GMC Symposium and NHS Disability Summit. During the pandemic, her dedication to wellbeing earned awards from the University of East London and the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Mary is currently working as a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology, as well as Associate Dean for Professional Support at NIMDTA (the Northern Ireland Deanery). She has a long-standing career in education and leadership, with 23 years’ experience as a consultant. Her roles have included College Tutor, one of the first Foundation Programme Directors (FPD), and Head of School for 13 years. She subsequently moved into a Professional Support Lead role and, more recently in 2020, was appointed Associate Director for Professional Support and Wellbeing (PSW). During the COVID-19 pandemic, she also served as Clinical Director for Maternity and Neonatology for four and a half years.

Vijay has been a GP and medical educator for over 30 years. He was previously Primary Care Dean in the East of England and until recently was the NHSE Primary Care Lead for Differential Attainment. Vijay is interested in how we can promote equity and fairness in education and training through compassionate and inclusive leadership by creating working cultures and practices that recognise, respect, value and harness difference for the benefit of the organisation and individuals.

Monica is a consultant in Community Child Health. She trained in Romania, Republic of Ireland and the UK and comes with a wide view on medical education in different settings. Monica has a keen interest and growing experience in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education. She has been the chair of the Yorkshire and Humber regional Level 3 trainee-led paediatric training programme and has driven the programme’s development and restructuring for online delivery through the COVID19 pandemic. She also helped deliver regional programmes including Ethics principles in medical research, teaching and supervision skills.

Yvette is the Medical Director for NHSE and former Chief Medical Officer & Deputy Chief Executive for Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She led the transformation of the trust, improving staff engagement, quality of care, and financial performance. Yvette was instrumental in implementing the Leeds Improvement Method in collaboration with the Virginia Mason Institute and led significant improvements in Research & Education. During the pandemic Yvette provided leadership to the Y&H Nightingale Hospital and Vaccination programme.

Dipesh is a consultant anaesthetist and previously Director of Medical and Dental Education at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Dipesh introduced a successful MTI fellowship program and expanded it to recruit successfully additional Trust doctors. Due to his experience, he was invited to be on the RCoA MTI leadership group since its formation and has delivered talks to new MTIs and potential hosts hospitals on the college workshops. In his previous senior leadership role, Dipesh led on international relationships for the Trust and has shared his experience with other specialties to assist in the workforce challenges in the resident doctor grades and how to integrate additional posts and roles into the reaodnet workforce and securing new talent pipelines to expand senior decision maker grades.

John is a National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow at Deloitte, working at the intersection of clinical care, population health, and system transformation. With over a decade of experience spanning primary and secondary care, public health, and medical education, he brings a cross-system perspective to improving outcomes and advancing equity. His work supports NHS organisations in delivering large-scale improvement programmes. He is also a speaker and reflective writer, with a focus on leadership, wellbeing, and personal growth.

Bob Phillips is an Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Oncology at Leeds Children’s Hospital and Senior Clinical Academic at the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination at the University of York. Bob has worked extensively to promote and teach evidence-based practice with the Yorkshire Deanery, providing training to multidisciplinary groups and individuals. He has worked with the Centre for Evidence-based Medicine in Oxford, UK, and also the Centre for Evidence-based Child Health (Institute of Child Health, London, UK). He edits the evidence-based practice sections of the Archives of Diseases in Childhood, and is an associate editor of the journal.

Tomasz is a psychiatrist who has worked in SAS and acting/locum consultant roles, and is a former Darzi Fellow. His diverse career has included positions as an Academic Clinical Fellow, medical education fellow, and screening/research physician in industry. He has also worked as a freelance writer, book reviewer, and PLAB examiner. He is currently undertaking a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Education at King’s College London and is a contributor to the forthcoming De Gruyter Handbook of Conflict and Health. His professional interests include medical education, while his personal interests span reading, fitness, theology, history, and geopolitics.

Sophie is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine working across acute trust and community services. She has a specialist interest in Medical Education, completing a Masters degree in 2014 and a subsequent fellowship with HEE in Wessex, leading the group of regional Medical Education Fellows. She has run and published a number of qualitative research studies in medical education for postgraduate trainees and professional support. She is an experienced facilitator, teaching on regional and national multi-professional programmes, including courses for specialty training, enhanced communication skills and training the trainers.

Claire is a consultant in General & Geriatric Medicine and a highly experienced educator, with 20+ years of leadership experience at local, regional and national level. She has been Director of Medical Education at Oxford University Hospitals since 2019, and is an RCP Regional Adviser and a GMC Education Associate. Other skills include QI Practitioner, Executive Coach & Mentor (ILM7), MBTI Practitioner. She has been an appraiser and appraiser trainer since revalidation was introduced, having completed hundreds of appraisals with excellent feedback. Her Masters in Education focussed on lifelong learning and interprofessional education. She is passionate about valuing and supporting clinical educators, and providing professional development opportunities across all stages of our careers.

Emily is a Community Forensic Psychiatrist, Deputy Director of Medical Education (Postgraduates) and Quality Lead at Devon Partnership Trust. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has a broad range of teaching experience and is a clinical and educational supervisor. Her background in medical humanities helps her to reflect on change within medical education practice. She is particularly interested in supporting the development of psychologically safe learning environments, culture and quality improvement.

Jamie is Dean of Medical Education and Director of the Centre of Medical Education at Cardiff University School of Medicine. He is also SAS Lead for the Royal College of Physicians. An Associate Specialist in Geriatric Medicine by background, Jamie has pursued an education career alongside his clinical roles, undertaking academic training before stepping into his SAS role. Jamie’s interests in medical education include how doctors develop their professional identities, a topic his PhD focussed on. This research and education background has been especially useful in informing work creating and delivering on the Royal College of Physicians’ SAS Strategy.

Miles works as a Consultant Paediatrician in Manchester and leads the Paediatric Diabetes Service for Wythenshawe Hospital. He also works as a Hospital Dean for Manchester University and holds an Honorary Chair. He has many years experience working in leadership roles within both under and post- graduate medical education. He is the North West Careers Advisor for the RCPCH and is a senior examiner with that college.

Miles has been an Iyengar yoga practitioner for over thirty years, has maintained a daily meditation practice for a decade and attended several retreats. He has an interest in Buddhist philosophy mainly in the Mahayana tradition. He is a French speaker and musician, playing violin and guitar.

Miles has an interest in intergenerational working and a growing motivation towards promoting compassion for self and other in the workplace.

Caroline has been Associate Specialist in Gynaecology and GUM for many years. She has a PGCert in Healthcare Education and trained as an executive coach at Henley Business School and is an NLP Practitioner. Caroline is passionate about the welfare and support of doctors and healthcare professionals at all stages of their careers. She works as a coach and is an educator, examiner and educational supervisor at Oxford Medical School.

Dr Emma Roche is a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital with interests in ultrasound, leadership and healthcare improvement. She trained in PICM at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and previously served as both a National Medical Director’s Clinical Fellow and a GMC Education Policy Clinical Fellow. An ILM-qualified coach, she has supported leadership fellows in performance and career development. She holds a postgraduate certificate in Innovation in Healthcare and has published research in paediatric critical care.

Kath has been a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia for over 10 years, having trained in Yorkshire, the East of England and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She has held leadership positions in deteriorating patients, organ donation, appraisal and revalidation and clinical effectiveness. Kath has recently completed an Executive MBA which includes level 7 CMI accreditation in Management.

Jen is an Emergency Medicine Consultant in Leeds, who is a dedicated appraiser, mentor, assessor, and educator. Her academic interest lies in performance and assessment, which drives her to enable others to better understand its importance, advocate for collaboration in learning, and role-model effective feedback practice. With a distinction in her master’s in clinical education, Jen is highly effective in facilitating learning and development in both virtual and face-to-face environments.

Alison has more than 30 years’ experience in the NHS, 15 as a Consultant Rheumatologist. She currently works as a Specialist within both primary and secondary care. She has a particular interest in the mind-body connection and how nutrition and lifestyle impact our health and wellbeing, taking a whole person approach to care. Alison has trained as a Health Coach, is a qualified Nordic Walking and Fitness Instructor and is also a certified Leadership and Life Coach and Trainer. Alison loves to inspire and motivate change and is passionate about wellbeing in the workplace.

Dr Jo Sinclair (FANZCA, AFRACMA) is a Consultant Anaesthetist and Chief Wellbeing Officer for Health NZ, leading national programme development focused on workplace wellbeing and organisational and team culture. Jo partners with leaders at all levels to embed wellbeing as a core organisational capability rather than an add-on. With training in leadership, coaching, communication and organisational wellbeing, Jo enjoys creating space for reflection, honest conversation, and the development of leadership practices that genuinely support people and teams.

Mark has held leadership roles within the NHS as a clinical director, medical director and responsible officer. He is a committed educator and enjoys excellent feedback as a coach, mentor, educational supervisor and appraiser. He is an appraiser of medical directors for NHS England. He completed the international health and social care leadership programme of the University of Yale school of public health and regularly teaches on leadership and its components.

Kev Smith is Deputy Director Healthcare for NHS North East and Yorkshire. Kev worked in clinical medicine before training in Public Health. He was a Senior Lecturer at ScHARR at the University of Sheffield. He was the national Medical Adviser for Specialised Services and Screening in the Department of Health, before leading the development of the services to be commissioned by NHSE. Kev was also the first Director of Population Health at York CCG, is a member of the Yorkshire Senate and continues to teach at York, Leeds and Sheffield Universities.

Kay is an anaesthetic consultant in Bristol. She has been involved in medical education since a student in London. She has been an educational supervisor, Foundation Programme Director, Associate DME for support and now Associate Dean for Professional Support and Wellbeing for NHS England SW. She is a trained coach, Master Practitioner of NLP, Time Line Therapy and hypnosis. Her mediation training allowed her to manage anaesthetic complaints and LRMs and she has an MSc in Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals. When not working, Kay can be found playing golf, preparing for a retirement vineyard and fostering guide dogs in training.

Jane is a consultant anaesthetist who has worked in both tertiary teaching and district general hospitals. As an educator she has been a clinical supervisor, an educational supervisor, a foundation training programme director and is currently an Associate Dean for Faculty Development in East of England. She has held numerous leadership positions and posts in patient safety and is trained in QI methodology including LEAN. She has published on Consent, and essential legal matters for medics.

Dr Radha Sundaram MBBS MRCP FRCA DICM FFICM  is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics in Scotland . Having qualified in India, she did her postgraduate medical, anaesthetic and intensive care training in Liverpool, Oxford and Glasgow. She has been the Regional Advisor for training in ICM in Scotland and is currently the EDI Lead  for the Glasgow medical school.She has a longstanding interest in education and training.She is currently involved in setting up a Peer support network for IMG doctors in her healthboard.

Sanjay is a Consultant Paediatrician and former Training Programme Director with the School of Paediatrics in Yorkshire. He has a longstanding interest in Resilience. He developed his interest in Mindfulness and has completed an 8-week MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) course (developed by Jon Kabat Zinn at Harvard) and is currently training to be a MBSR teacher with Bangor University (North Wales) Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice.

Shub is a GP, Trainer and mindfulness teacher and has trained at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP), University of Bangor, Wales. She has an interest in Medical Education and has completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Sheffield. She has facilitated several introductory and 8-week courses in mindfulness for the NHS during the pandemic. She then worked as a SAS doctor prior to qualifying as a GP in 2005.She has been a GP trainer since 2010 and is currently supervising Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) training.

Tanmay is a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine. He trained as a Medical Appraiser in 2022, and since then has worked with four organisations, completing over 300 appraisals for doctors at all levels. He has delivered training for new appraisers and presented at multiple appraiser update sessions. He also holds a level 1 health coaching qualification, and enthusiastically deploys these skills across all areas of his professional and personal life.

Emma is a surgeon with 30 years’ experience in the NHS. She is passionate about supporting and developing others, which has led her to take on a range of educational roles, including College Tutor for Surgery, Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, Director of Education, and more recently Foundation Training Programme Director in a large NHS Trust. She is a qualified appraiser, coach, and mentor, as well as an MBTI facilitator. She has completed the King’s Fund Advanced Organisational Development Programme and holds a Master’s degree in Medical Education. In her spare time, she is a keen runner and coaches groups at her local running club.

Peter, a former Director of Medical Education, worked 10 years as a Deputy Postgraduate Dean. He holds a Masters in Medical Education and an ILM (level 5) in Coaching and Mentoring. He has a keen interest in developing, implementing, and assessing educational materials for healthcare trainees and their supervisors. Peter has conducted educational quality reviews for various healthcare providers. He strives to improve the quality of training experiences for learners and trainers.

Jane trained in anaesthesia and has had a keen interest in Medical Education for most of her medical career. She has worked as a Director of Postgraduate Medical Education in 2014, stepping down from this role in 2017 to become Associate Dean for Education and Faculty Development in Severn Deanery. She then went on to become the Associate Dean for Professional Education and Development as SW lead, HEE-SW in 2020. Jane has expertise in supporting local and national initiatives for the continuing professional development and accreditation of education and clinical supervisors, as well as postgraduate medical training programs.

Angela has recently joined the team as Events Co-ordinator after more than 35 years working as a PA and legal secretary. Angela supports Amanda with the administration duties of the events booked and delivered. This includes everything behind the scenes from course registers to programmes, feedback forms and all elements of the customer journey.

Pat has designed and delivered leader development programmes for 20 years for NHS doctors, the military and civil service and is a former Director of the RCP Medical Leadership Programme. He takes the strengths-based approach to personal development and has seen dramatic results by focussing on the discovery of personal strengths and how best to leverage them. Pat is a full tenured Professor and teaches on the Warwick Business School Executive MBA as well as being the skills lead in the University Executive Team. He is an executive coach working individually and with teams.

Becky is a former Head of the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery with regional and national education leadership experience. A management and leadership consultant, and executive coach, she has worked across acute, primary care, and arm’s-length bodies. Becky holds postgraduate qualifications in HR Management, Lean Six Sigma, and is a member of the CIPD and EMCC. She has collaborated with clinicians to lead postgraduate schools, develop and implement curricula, and manage multi-million-pound education budgets.

Andrew’s medical background is as a GP and NHS Practitioner Health SW Lead Clinician. Currently, he works part time for NHS Somerset and as a GP Appraiser. Throughout his career, he has been medical student tutor, University of Bristol Medical School GP Academy Lead, Police Surgeon, Prison Doctor, Somerset Local Medical Committee member, and current Section 12 Approved Mental Health Assessor as well as Health Educator widely across SW and Midlands. Andrew’s Health Educational focus for many years has been specifically on the important subject of Human Factors and Health and Self Care.

Francesco is a Consultant in Critical Care at a tertiary London hospital, Resident Doctors Lead, an Educational Supervisor, an Honorary Senior Lecturer at King’s College London, and an Educator for the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Francesco is passionate about communication and conflict resolution. He is a Mediator for civil and workplace disputes and a Conflict Coach. He is currently qualifying as a coach and mentor. Francesco also enjoys acting, chess, and fitness.

Caroline is a Consultant in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care. She has a strong interest in medical education and is an experienced educational supervisor and mentor. She is also a Training Programme Director and Clinical Lead of Simulation in her trust. She also has a particular interest in human factors and well-being, and has co-developed a programme of trust-wide multi-professional human factors workshops.

Katie is a clinical oncology consultant. She has a keen interest in education, coaching and leadership development. Among her previous roles she has undertaken a leadership fellowship within which she ran a pilot of a gender equality charter for the NHS and a women’s network, she has been north representative on the FMLM trainee steering group and held various BMA committee roles. Whilst not at work or teaching she can be found in the countryside with her family and donkeys.

Nick is a consultant paediatrician, and Deputy CMO at Hampshire Hospitals having held a number of departmental and trust wide roles in leadership, education and safeguarding children. He is an ILM level 7 trained coach and has a post graduate certificate in medical education. He is passionate about supporting individuals and teams to develop their potential. He is chair of the trust leadership steering group and the global health hub. He maintains balance with walking, cycling, singing and family time.

Esther is Palliative Medicine consultant. She held leadership roles at the University of Leicester Medical School and currently serves as a Clinical Tutor. Esther’s diverse experience includes being the FY1 Foundation Programme Director, Director of Postgraduate Medical Education, and now the Associate Medical Director for Leadership Development and Mentorship. She has a wealth of knowledge in teaching communication skills and is an accredited trainer for the Connected Advanced Communication Skills course.

Olwen is a Welsh-speaking consultant physician who describes herself as an authentic and compassionate leader, as well as a qualified coach and mentor. She has held several senior roles within the NHS and the Royal College of Physicians, and more recently spent three years as Associate Director of Clinical Leadership at HEIW. She now has a portfolio career that includes work in the voluntary sector, sheep farming, and medical appraisal. She is passionate about enabling and supporting individuals to reach their full potential.