Target Operating Model Project Team

Deborah has over 40 years of experience in the NHS and private sector having started her career as a registered nurse in the South West of England. She has worked at board level in a range of Executive roles across health and social care. Deborah has led the National Treatment Centre project from 2014.

Helen trained as a Physiotherapist in Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh and qualified in 1988. She specialised in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy and worked in various Hospital, GP Practice, University and Sporting settings throughout her clinical career. Helen became the Manager for the Orthopaedic Service within NHS Highland in 2015. In 2020, she began work with the Scottish Government as the Workforce Development Lead for the National Treatment Centre Programme.

Alister moved from the private sector to the NHS in 2007, where he managed the Projects and Developments team at NHS Borders. In 2014, he completed a 20-month secondment as an Enterprise Architect with the eHealth team in Scottish Government, working on application strategies for NHS Scotland. In 2016, Alister moved to NHS Highland to begin his current role as the Deputy Head of eHealth, responsible for all operational activities in North NHS Highland.

Donna has worked in the NHS for 32 years in England, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Inverness managing Care of the Elderly, Cancer Services, Trauma and Orthopaedics, and all Surgical Services in Glasgow and Inverness. Latterly, Donna headed up the Planning and Performance team in NHS Highland.

Gill originally trained as a nurse and midwife, working in several roles, latterly in the community in Highland before moving into senior management roles retiring from the NHS as the Director of Quality and Transformation in 2019. More recently, Gill has been working with Thomson Gray, Lead Advisors for the National Treatment Centre-Highland, as a Client Facilitation Consultant with a focus on staff engagement and the development of the NTC People Plan.

Gavin has over 30 years’ experience working in healthcare within the NHS and Private/Independent Sectors. He has extensive knowledge of Operating Theatres, from both operational and managerial perspectives, and is driven to provide safe, high quality care, in the most efficient and equitable manner. Gavin is a certified Continuous Improvement Leader and Coach, and has designed training programmes to educate and support healthcare services.

Muriel is a People Partner in NHS Highland aligned to Acute Services and is the HR representative for the NTC.

Sally joined the NHS in 2013 bringing over 25 years of experience in both administration and management roles from the private sector. She has since worked for eHealth, Medical Staffing and Recruitment before becoming a member of the NTC Project Team. Sally is looking forward to the opening the Centre and seeing how the new ways of working will improve the services that the NHS delivers.

Andy spent 25 years with the Royal Air Force, initially working as an aircraft propulsion technician and latterly as an officer in the Engineering (Aerosystems) branch. After retiring from the Royal Air Force in 2009, Andy was contracted by the MOD to project manage the safe disposal/reassignment of the Nimrod Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft fleet based at RAF Kinloss. In 2012, Andy joined NHS Highland to begin his role as a Clinical IT systems Projects Manager.

Susan has worked within NHS Highland finance department since 1998