Our Chair, Ruth Passman
My ambition is to help Healthwatch Bury to be better known and understood locally and to become a ‘go to’ organisation for all our communities.
I am deeply committed to improving health and care services in Bury, where I have lived for many years. I am a carer, I have personal experience of accessing healthcare in Bury on behalf of myself and my family and I have over twenty years of experience of working in the Department of Health and as a senior executive in the NHS. This knowledge and experience is of value to me in this role.
Our Board
Alan Norton
I am an experienced and charismatic leader with great credibility as an expert in disabled living. I have had a successful business career and brought commercial acumen into my roles in the voluntary sector. I am now a respected champion of disabled people with an excellent national network of experts. I marry a passion for improving the lives of disabled people with realism and a pragmatic approach to delivering practical solutions to difficult challenges for people living with disability. As a result I am respected and valued by the disabled community, policy makers and politicians.
Tan Ahmed
Having been Chief Officer of ADAB for over 10 years, I have a track record of engaging with people from the minority ethnic communities. Our overall vision is to support people from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, including new and emerging refugees and asylum seekers. We help to build their confidence and independence to enable them to access vital services and to become more active in the community. We aim to broaden their knowledge and skills and assist them to move into education, training or employment; improve their health and wellbeing and develop their sense of belonging as a responsible and valued citizen of Bury.
In fact, we have a similar remit to Healthwatch Bury, aiming to provide a service to all the residents of Bury MBC.
Alison Slater
I retired from the NHS in 2021 after 38 years’ service and wish to continue to actively support the Healthcare sector and its supporting agencies and utilise the expertise gained during my career through the opportunities available via Bury Healthwatch.
My NHS role involved the provision of support services across the organisation to its stake holders and I recognise the importance of a quality environment to support patient care.
While in the NHS I engaged with Healthwatch colleagues, and I recognise the important role they provide as a ‘critical friend’, the support they provide to the local community and the importance of ensuring local residents know how Healthwatch can assist them.
Gita Bhutani & Masoud Sanii (profiles to follow).
Past Board papers
We make the papers for our public Board meetings available online. We also publish a summary of what was discussed. Check out our past meetings to read more.
Could you be the Healthwatch Bury board member we have been looking for?
We are currently on the lookout for people that could add their valuable skills and experience to our board of directors as we look to build on the work we have been doing and strive for bigger goals.
If you are interested in finding out more about the role or would like to talk to us about it, please get in touch via email to info@healthwatchbury.co.uk or call us on 0161 253 6300.