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Our people

Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley Directors and Board members are listed first. Scroll down or click through to the next pages for other members of our team. Alternatively, you can refine your search by using the specialties listed below.

Neil Macdonald

Neil’s second stint at Buckinghamshire Healthcare began in July 2013 as Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Surgery and Critical Care, becoming Chief Operating Officer in April 2015. Neil was appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in March 2018, taking on the role on a permanent basis in January 2019.

Specialties: Oxford HIN Board

Professor Keith Channon

Keith was appointed Director of the Oxford Academic Health Partners in December 2019. He joined the Board in 2020. Keith is an Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) and is Field Marshal Earl Alexander Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Oxford. He directed the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre from 2010-18. Keith is […]

Specialties: Oxford HIN Board

Steve McManus

Steve is Chief Executive of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, a role he has held since January 2017. Steve’s NHS career dates back 35 years and includes both clinical and managerial responsibilities. He began training as a nurse in 1987 and has gone on to hold a number of senior roles. He chairs the […]

Specialties: Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement Oxford HIN Board

Dr Nick Broughton

Nick took over as Interim Chief Executive of the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System in July 2023. His substantive post is Chief Executive of Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, a position he has held since taking over from Stuart Bell in 2020. As a consultant psychiatrist for more than 20 years specialising […]

Specialties: Oxford HIN Board

Sophie Kearney

Sophie joined in 2024 as maternity cover to support the Strategic and Industry Partnerships team with communications and digital marketing activities, including managing content for websites and social media. She also supports the Head of Communications on communications with a wide range of stakeholders.

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Sarah Brown

Sarah is part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Oxford and Thames Valley. In her role as Senior Implementation, Innovation and Evaluation Manager, she works with researchers and clinicians to help improve outcomes for patients and the public by supporting the implementation of ARC research outputs into practice. She works closely with the Oxford […]

Specialties: Clinical Innovation Adoption

Martin Leaver

Martin is an experienced communications professional with a background in journalism and public relations. He has worked with the Oxford AHSN/Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley since 2013. He oversees links with its many partners across the NHS, universities and industry and coordinates communications including websites, newsletters, publications and social media. Martin works closely with communications […]

Specialties: Core team

Amy Izzard

AMY IS CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE Amy supports the Chief Operating Officer and programme office to ensure the delivery of the Oxford HIN’s programmes. She is the main HR link between Oxford HIN and our host Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Amy also works closely with the Head of Communications on a variety of […]

Specialties: Core team Programme Office

Lisa-Anne Dallas

Lisa-Anne joined in November 2021 as Executive Assistant to Sian Rees & Project Support Officer within the Community Involvement & Workforce Innovation Team.  Lisa-Anne has worked as an Executive Assistant for over 12 years in both Finance and Hospitality.

Specialties: Community Involvement Workforce Innovation

Rochelle Nelson

ROCHELLE IS CURRENTLY ON MATERNITY LEAVE. Rochelle, who joined in 2014, is currently supporting the Strategic and Industry Partnerships team with communications and marketing activities including managing content for websites and social media. She also supports the Head of Communications on communications with a wide range of stakeholders.

Specialties: Core team Strategic and Industry Partnerships