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Board members

Maria Kane, Bristol Health Partners AHSC Chair

Maria Kane OBE, Chief Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust. Interim Chair of the Bristol Health Partners AHSC Board (from April 2022)

Maria has been Chief Executive of North Bristol NHS Trust since April 2021. Before this, she held the role of Chief Executive of North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, and previously worked as Chief Executive of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust between 2007 and 2017, and as Executive Director at North West London Strategic Health Authority between 2002 and 2006. Maria has held a variety of senior roles in corporate and strategic development for the Royal College of Midwives, the Medical Protection Society and the National Council of Voluntary Organisations.


Robert Woolley, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and interim Chair of the Bristol Health Partners AHSC Board (until April 2022)

Robert has been Chief Executive of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust since 2010. He also held the Chief Executive post at Weston Area Health NHS Trust from 2019, in anticipation of the merger of the two Trusts to become University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in April 2020. Before this, Robert was Director of Performance Management at United Bristol Healthcare Trust and was Project Director for the Trust’s successful application for Foundation status in 2008. Robert is co-executive lead for Healthier Together, the Integrated Care System for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.


Professor David WynickDavid Wynick, Director, Bristol Health Partners AHSC and Joint R&D Director for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust

David is Professor of Molecular Medicine (University of Bristol) and Consultant in Pain Medicine (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust). His research has validated a number of novel targets for neuropathic pain, he was cited as one of the top 60 entrepreneurial scientists in the UK and is translating his findings into preclinical drug development in collaboration with LifeArc. He co-led on the formation of Bristol Health Partners in 2012 and chairs the R&D subgroup of the University Hospitals Association.


Olly Watson, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Bristol Health Partners AHSC

Olly has worked in the Bristol Health Partners core team since February 2016. His work in the partnership builds on his experience at the connection between health and academia, with previous roles at the Higher Education Funding Council for England and Medical Schools Council. A prior degree in Social Policy at the University of York and Masters in Social and Cultural Theory at the University of Bristol provided an underpinning for these policy and project management roles. Olly moved into the interim COO role in November 2021 after 18 months job-sharing the role with Lisa King.


Other Board members

  • Katie Wild, Public Representative
  • Stephen Hill, Public Representative
  • Dominic Hardesty, Chief Executive, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP)
  • Peter Brindle, Medical Director (Clinical Effectiveness), Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG)
  • Gail Miflin, Associate Medical Director, NHS Blood and Transplant
  • John MacLeod, Director, National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West)
  • Kyla Thomas, Clinical Director NIHR West of England Clinical Research Network (CRN)
  • Maria Kane, Chief Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Janet Rowse, Chief Executive, Sirona Care and Health
  • Bill Oldfield, Medical Director, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW)
  • Marc Griffiths, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of the West of England (UWE)
  • John Iredale, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
  • Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive Officer, West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN)

Board meeting minutes

  • 13 January 2022
  • 14 October 2021
  • 30 April 2021
  • 29 January 2021
  • 15 October 2020
  • 16 July 2020
  • April 2020 Board meeting was cancelled due to COVID priorities
  • 28 January 2020
  • 23 October 2019
  • 23 July 2019
  • 24 April 2019
  • 23 January 2019
  • 28 September 2018
  • 6 June 2018
  • 7 December 2017
  • 19 October 2017
  • 16 August 2017
  • 20 April 2017
  • 27 February 2017
  • 8 December 2016
  • 9 August 2016
  • 9 June 2016
  • 14 April 2016
  • 4 February 2016
  • 10 December 2015
  • 29 July 2015
  • 11 June 2015
  • 19 March 2015


  • About us
    • The partners
    • Five reasons why Bristol Health Partners is different
    • How Bristol Health Partners fits with other local health networks
    • Annual review
    • The Board
    • The team
    • COVID-19 response
    • Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • About us
    • The partners
    • Five reasons why Bristol Health Partners is different
    • How Bristol Health Partners fits with other local health networks
    • Annual review
    • The Board
    • The team
    • COVID-19 response
    • Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion

Board members

Maria Kane, Bristol Health Partners AHSC Chair

Maria Kane OBE, Chief Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust. Interim Chair of the Bristol Health Partners AHSC Board (from April 2022)

Maria has been Chief Executive of North Bristol NHS Trust since April 2021. Before this, she held the role of Chief Executive of North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, and previously worked as Chief Executive of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust between 2007 and 2017, and as Executive Director at North West London Strategic Health Authority between 2002 and 2006. Maria has held a variety of senior roles in corporate and strategic development for the Royal College of Midwives, the Medical Protection Society and the National Council of Voluntary Organisations.


Robert Woolley, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and interim Chair of the Bristol Health Partners AHSC Board (until April 2022)

Robert has been Chief Executive of University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust since 2010. He also held the Chief Executive post at Weston Area Health NHS Trust from 2019, in anticipation of the merger of the two Trusts to become University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust in April 2020. Before this, Robert was Director of Performance Management at United Bristol Healthcare Trust and was Project Director for the Trust’s successful application for Foundation status in 2008. Robert is co-executive lead for Healthier Together, the Integrated Care System for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.


Professor David WynickDavid Wynick, Director, Bristol Health Partners AHSC and Joint R&D Director for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and North Bristol NHS Trust

David is Professor of Molecular Medicine (University of Bristol) and Consultant in Pain Medicine (University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust). His research has validated a number of novel targets for neuropathic pain, he was cited as one of the top 60 entrepreneurial scientists in the UK and is translating his findings into preclinical drug development in collaboration with LifeArc. He co-led on the formation of Bristol Health Partners in 2012 and chairs the R&D subgroup of the University Hospitals Association.


Olly Watson, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Bristol Health Partners AHSC

Olly has worked in the Bristol Health Partners core team since February 2016. His work in the partnership builds on his experience at the connection between health and academia, with previous roles at the Higher Education Funding Council for England and Medical Schools Council. A prior degree in Social Policy at the University of York and Masters in Social and Cultural Theory at the University of Bristol provided an underpinning for these policy and project management roles. Olly moved into the interim COO role in November 2021 after 18 months job-sharing the role with Lisa King.


Other Board members

  • Katie Wild, Public Representative
  • Stephen Hill, Public Representative
  • Dominic Hardesty, Chief Executive, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership (AWP)
  • Peter Brindle, Medical Director (Clinical Effectiveness), Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (BNSSG CCG)
  • Gail Miflin, Associate Medical Director, NHS Blood and Transplant
  • John MacLeod, Director, National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West)
  • Kyla Thomas, Clinical Director NIHR West of England Clinical Research Network (CRN)
  • Maria Kane, Chief Executive, North Bristol NHS Trust
  • Janet Rowse, Chief Executive, Sirona Care and Health
  • Bill Oldfield, Medical Director, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust (UHBW)
  • Marc Griffiths, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Executive Dean, University of the West of England (UWE)
  • John Iredale, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol
  • Natasha Swinscoe, Chief Executive Officer, West of England Academic Health Science Network (WEAHSN)

Board meeting minutes

  • 13 January 2022
  • 14 October 2021
  • 30 April 2021
  • 29 January 2021
  • 15 October 2020
  • 16 July 2020
  • April 2020 Board meeting was cancelled due to COVID priorities
  • 28 January 2020
  • 23 October 2019
  • 23 July 2019
  • 24 April 2019
  • 23 January 2019
  • 28 September 2018
  • 6 June 2018
  • 7 December 2017
  • 19 October 2017
  • 16 August 2017
  • 20 April 2017
  • 27 February 2017
  • 8 December 2016
  • 9 August 2016
  • 9 June 2016
  • 14 April 2016
  • 4 February 2016
  • 10 December 2015
  • 29 July 2015
  • 11 June 2015
  • 19 March 2015


Our partners

Bristol City Council
North Somerset Council
South Gloucestershire Council
University of Bristol
University of the West of England
Sirona
NHS
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
NHS Blood and Transplant
North Bristol NHS Trust
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
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