Board members and meeting minutes

Board members

Robert Woolley, Chief Executive, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and Chair of the Bristol Health Partners AHSC Board

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 Sustainability and Transformation Partnership for the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire health and care system.

David 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.

Lisa King, Chief Operating Officer, Bristol Health Partners AHSC

Since graduating from Cardiff University with a degree in Genetics, Lisa has delivered programmes which provide research and development support and funding for businesses and universities, with a particular focus on start-ups and industry/academia collaborative projects. As part of the Enterprise Europe Network, Lisa helped start-ups and SMEs innovate and grow on an international scale. In 2013, Lisa joined a small team of flexible, deployable Senior Programme Managers at the University of Bristol and was tasked with supporting the set-up and development of the Bristol Health Partners collaboration. Lisa moved into the COO role in 2018 and is excited to be part of the Partnership's continuing evolution as an Academic Health Science Centre.

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)