Governance Board
The Governance Board will play a key role in overseeing and monitoring the delivery of the MRP. They will also be responsible for advising on strategy, policy and funding allocations that contribute to the delivery of the programme aims. Membership of the Governance Board is as follows:
- Mubasshir Ajaz, West Midlands CA (Chair and Programme Senior Responsible Officer)
- Vicky Hobart, Greater London Authority
- Dan Jackson, North East Mayoral SA
- Dave Boulger, Greater Manchester NHS
- Ruth Speare, South Yorkshire CA
- Jennifer Connolly, West Yorkshire CA
- Charlie Garnett, West of England CA
- Stephanie Rose, Tees Valley CA
- Gareth Jones, Liverpool City Region CA
- Tim Deer, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA
- Katherine Merrifield, The Health Foundation
Central Delivery Team
The WMCA has recruited and is hosting a central team to manage the operation and delivery of the MRP, which will spend 70% of its time providing direct capacity to Mayoral Regions and 30% of its time building the evidence base and disseminating MRP findings. The team consists of the following posts:
- Alice Walker - Consultant in Public Health
- Dawn Jenkin - Consultant in Public Health
- Claire Humphries - Delivery Manager
- Margaret Liburd - Project Manager
- Pooja Ahluwalia - Senior Policy Officer
- Dylan Jones - Policy Officer
- Thom Dancox - Policy Officer
This team is co-sponsored by the Greater London Authority (GLA), which means that the GLA will offer strategic support, alongside the Programme Senior Responsible Officer, and professional oversight of the Consultant in Public Health, who is based within the GLA.
Embedded posts
The MRP currently includes two embedded posts, which are focusing on specific projects identified by their host Combined Authority. These posts are as follows:
- Shaun Dunbabin, Lead Officer, Health Inequalities - Liverpool City Region CA
Scoping for two additional posts is currently underway.
Contact us
To learn more about this programme or for any enquiries, please email Delivery Manager Claire Humphries.