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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.

Katie Lean

Katie has over 30 years’ experience in the NHS – her clinical background is in nursing and midwifery. She has worked in research, risk management and quality improvement. At the Oxford HIN she initially worked within the Oxford Patient Safety Collaborative where she led the national patient safety Acute Kidney Injury programme, including the award- […]

Specialties: Workforce Innovation

Ferdinand Manansala

Ferdinand supports the Clinical Innovation Adoption team and has over ten years experience working within the administrative and management setting. He has been working in the NHS since 2010 carrying out roles within acute, community and mental health settings. Outside work Ferdinand is a big fan of basketball.

Specialties: Clinical Innovation Adoption

Ashley Aitken

Ashley joined in 2015, as part of our Strategic and Industry Partnerships team. During her time with us, she has participated in numerous service evaluation projects including the implementation of point of care flu testing. Ashley has also been involved in providing early stage business and product support for many SMEs and innovators. She is […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Hannah Oatley

Hannah leads our cardiovascular disease (CVD) programme, working with a wide range of stakeholders on various initiatives aimed at preventing CVD. She has extensive experience of the NHS acute sector, having worked for many years in both operational and strategic management roles at acute trusts. Hannah has a masters degree in biochemistry and is a […]

Specialties: Clinical Innovation Adoption

Flora Gleave

Flora has experience in conducting region-wide service evaluation and adoption projects. She led a programme aimed at implementing and evaluating various digital innovations across our partner NHS trusts. This also involved collaborating with clinical colleagues to complete a service pathway redesign, real-world evaluation and health economic study to gather the necessary evidence for further scaling […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Alison Gowdy

Alison has over 15 years’ experience in the NHS working in senior acute operational roles. She has extensive experience liaising with clinical teams and commissioners, working across organisations to improve patient pathways and in delivering change management programmes.

Specialties: Clinical Innovation Adoption

Mamta Bajre

Mamta leads our industry support team, focusing on early value assessment, conducting feasibility studies, identifying barriers to adoption, and assisting innovators in meeting NHS needs. As the head of health economics and methodology, she collaborates extensively with industry, research groups, and innovators to develop innovative and cost-effective devices, benefiting patients, clinicians, and the NHS. With […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Nadia Taylor

Nadia joined in September 2018. She has worked in R&D for industry and has over six years’ experience in diagnostic pathology within the NHS. She has previously worked in the field of Genomics, facilitating the 100,000 Genomes Project. Nadia has obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine from the University of Birmingham. Since joining […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Eileen Dudley

Eileen leads on the Maternity and Neonatal Safety Improvement Programme and continues to practise clinically as a midwife. Eileen has held various NHS positions including operational, supervision and quality improvement roles. She is project lead for the award-winning intelligent intermittent auscultation in labour programme.

Specialties: Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement

Lauren Holden

Lauren joined in September 2018 to provide Programme Office and HR support. She has ten years’ administration experience in the NHS and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Lauren works closely with the Head of Corporate Affairs and People and leads on recruitment administration.

Specialties: Programme Office