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Our people: HIOTV Board

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.

Professor Gary A Ford CBE, FMedSci

Gary has been at the helm of Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley since its formation as the Oxford AHSN in 2013. He served as Chair of the AHSN Network, the overarching body which brought together England’s 15 AHSNs, from 2021-23. Prior to that he was also twice Vice Chair of the national network. He […]

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Dr Paul Durrands

Paul joined in 2013. He has oversight of all its activities with a particular focus on governance, business planning, environmental sustainability and partnerships with integrated care systems. ​Paul has an extensive commercial background, with international experience of licensing, contracting and mergers and acquisitions​. He has also been a director of two life sciences companies and […]

Specialties: Core Team HIOTV Board

Peter Ellingworth

Peter leads the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), the UK trade association which has 390 members across medical devices, diagnostics and digital health. He sits on the Government’s Life Sciences Council, the sector specific Health Technology Partnership which supports it and a number of the expert groups that feed into the delivery of the Life […]

Specialties: Strategic and Industry Partnerships HIOTV Board

Joe Harrison

Joe has been Chief Executive of Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 2013. Under his leadership the trust has gained teaching hospital status and pioneered digital advances that have revolutionised patient care and experience. Joe is a champion of innovation and workforce wellbeing. He has over 25 years’ experience of working in acute […]

Specialties: Research and Development HIOTV Board

Lance McCarthy

Lance has been Chief Executive of Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust since August 2024. He has over 30 years experience in acute hospital management within the NHS, including 15 years at executive director level. He is committed to driving high-quality, patient-centred care while fostering innovation and continuous improvement within the NHS.

Specialties: HIOTV Board

Karl Marlowe

Karl is a consultant psychiatrist. He has been Chief Medical Officer at Oxford Health NHS Trust since 2021. He previously held a similar role at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust from 2018.

Specialties: HIOTV Board

Lalitha Iyer

Lalitha is Chief Medical Officer at NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board. In an NHS career of more than 25 years she has worked as an obstetrician and gynaecologist and is now a GP with a special interest in women’s health. Lalitha joined the Board of Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley in 2023.  

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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 HIOTV 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 […]

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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: HIOTV Board