Our Chair, Ralph Hughes
Ralph has worked as a Health Economist and a Research Manager. He has spent ten years working to improve access to medicines and healthcare though policy development. He has joined Healthwatch to continue this work in a more direct way, at the point where individual patients interact with the health system. He wants to help improve the wellbeing of the local community.
Stephen Adjaidoo
Stephen works within healthcare IT, focusing on the use of innovation and technology to improve patient outcomes and experiences. During the pandemic, Stephen supported the setup of the Wembley Covid Mass Vaccination Centre. As an Islington resident, Stephen has a particular interest in supporting and influencing the borough’s digital inclusion strategy and inequalities work.
Nathan Allcott-Watson
Nathan has spent 7 years working in the prevention of financial crime in the legal and financial sectors with a particular focus on anti-money laundering. Living in Islington for a number of years prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, he experienced first hand many of the challenges residents encounter with accessing healthcare and is passionate about promoting wellbeing and mental health. He joined Heathwatch Islington in order to help support the local community in improving access to health and social care when it is needed most.
Ewan Macleod
Ewan has spent 10 years working in finance with a focus on real estate and renewable energy. Ewan joined Healthwatch Islington to contribute to the area where he lives and works, and because he feels strongly about the importance of good health and social care outcomes.
Owen O'Sullivan
Owen is a consultant forensic psychiatrist and academic with qualifications in neuroscience, medical education and mental health law. He has worked in a variety of healthcare settings including various secure hospitals and prisons. He is passionate about using data to drive improvements in service delivery and care. He joined Healthwatch to support Islington’s diverse communities to achieve equitable health and social care access and outcomes.
Kate Overall
Kate is on the NHS Graduate Training Scheme and currently works as a service manager for a cancer service at UCLH. Kate has a strong interest in public health and wellbeing, including social determinants of health and health inequalities, and previously volunteered at Healthwatch Islington whilst completing her BSc in Psychology and MSc in Population Health. Before joining the NHS, Kate was working at Public Health England in the Behavioural Science Team as part of the COVID-19 response. As an Islington resident, Kate has joined Healthwatch to support the local community and ensure that health and social care services meet local population health needs.
Charlotte Sivanathan
Charlotte is an Islington resident with a passion for public sector healthcare. She worked for the NHS during the pandemic on the convalescent plasma trials. She has been working in the financial sector for over 10 years and brings great experience in project management and strategic planning.
Chloe Wright
Chloe has worked in the charity sector advocating for the rights of unpaid carers and the interests of those in later life for ten years. Her career so far has included work on social care, health, housing, employment and social security policy. Chloe has joined the Healthwatch Islington Board to support Islington residents to share their experiences and aspirations for their health and care services and to secure access to great services for all.
Find out more about Healthwatch governance
- To learn how Healthwatch Islington takes strategic decisions you can read about our decision-making procedures.
- Healthwatch Islington recruits Board members for terms of three years. So there are usually spaces for new Board members.
- If you’re interested in helping to guide the work of our organisation and making sure we deliver the best service to local people, contact our Chief Executive to find out more: emma.whitby@healthwatchislington.co.uk
