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
- Ruth Gaul, North East CA
- 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
- Rob Tabb, Liverpool City Region
- Katherine Merrifield & Gwen Nightingale, 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:
- Consultant in Public Health – Alice Walker
- Delivery Manager – Claire Humphries
- Project Manager - Margaret Liburd
- Senior Policy Officer – Grace Scrivens
- Policy Officer – Dylan Jones
- Policy Officer – Thom Dancox
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:
- Shazia Kamran, Strategy and Partnership Manager - Greater Manchester CA
- Alex Black, Senior Programme Manager, Health Inequalities - North East CA
Scoping for two additional posts is currently underway.
Contact details
To learn more about this programme or for any enquiries please email Delivery Manager Claire Humphries: