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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.

Guy Checketts

Guy works with innovators and healthcare providers in all care settings to deliver real-world evaluations and to support the adoption and spread of clinically and cost-effective innovations across the NHS. He has over 30 years technical and commercial experience across many sectors of the medical device industry in the UK, USA and Europe, having developed […]

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

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

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

Lucy Walters

Lucy joined in January 2021. She is responsible for managing events and communications for the Community Involvement and Workforce Innovation team both within and outside the organisation. She has over ten years’ experience in events and project management within corporate and academic fundraising settings. Lucy has a degree in International Events Management from the University […]

Specialties: Community Involvement Workforce Innovation

Ankur Chauhan

Ankur has over two decades of experience in health research, evaluation, and analytical modelling across academic, public health, and industry settings. A graduate of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, she holds a PhD and an MSc in Public Health, focusing on health economics and the prevention and management of cardiovascular and metabolic […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships
Ankur Chauhan

Lauren Hudson

* Lauren is currently on maternity leave * Lauren joined in January 2020 as a project manager. She has worked in both R&D and commercial roles within the medical device and pharmaceutical industry. She supports the market access team with early evidence generation for innovators.

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships

Ania Scigala-Ali

Ania joined the Patient Safety team in October 2024. She has a background in clinical and organisational psychology, research and quality improvement. She is an International Coaching Federation-accredited coach and project manager. Ania has held various front-facing and leadership roles within the NHS and third sector. She is particularly interested in co-design, culture and behaviour […]

Specialties: Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement

Eleanor Kilsby

Eleanor joined in September 2021 to lead on reporting and programme management. Eleanor is an MBA qualified, experienced PMO and Programme Manager, who has specialised in financial analysis and management reporting in both public and private sectors for the last 12 years.

Specialties: Programme Office

Hayley Trueman

Hayley joined in 2021. She is a mental health nurse with experience in acute inpatient care and treatment-resistant depression before becoming a safety and quality improvement lead across mental health and community health services. Hayley is a graduate of the Oxford AHSN Masters programme in partnership with the University of Oxford.

Specialties: Patient Safety and Clinical Improvement Mental Health