Meet the team

John spent 42 years working in health services both in the NHS and Civil Service.  He originally trained as a nurse in Sheffield where he spent the first 20 years of his career and has held chief executive posts in NHS Trusts and a PCT.  John received the CBE in 2007 for leading national prisoner health care reforms and was Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for prisons and public health in Europe. John became Chairman of Bury GP Federation in 2014 and has been a Lay Member and Vice Chair at NHS Sheffield CCG where he also chaired the Primary Care Commissioning Committee. John was appointed Chair of the Primary Care Sheffield Board on 1st May 2017.

Chris is a member of the PCS Executive Team and leads on the delivery of CASES. He has an extensive background in service delivery and development, in commissioning, in Local Government and in the NHS. He is a former Managing Partner of Birley Health Centre and is also a founder director of one of Sheffield’s four locality companies, Primary Provider Limited.

Michele is a member of the Executive Team and Finance Director at PCS. She has extensive experience in finance and commissioning within the NHS with specific experience of primary care premises funding and specialised services. Michele is also finance lead for one of Sheffield’s four locality companies, Primary Provider Limited.

Maria is a practising GP at Dovercourt Surgery and a member of the PCS Board. She has many years’ experience in commissioning and has an interest in respiratory services and the care of older people. Maria is also Clinical Lead for the Central Locality.

Amin is a practising GP partner at Dykes Hall Medical Centre and member of the PCS Board representing the West locality. He also works with Sheffield CCG as a Macmillan GP, working on the palliative care and cancer portfolio.

Lili recently joined Primary Care Sheffield in May 2017 as an administrative assistant working within the CASES and the Extended Hours teams. She graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 2015 with a Psychology degree and has a range of healthcare and administrative experience throughout her previous work history and thoroughly enjoys working alongside dedicated teams.

Joanne is one of two Service Managers at PCS and has specific responsibility for overseeing the operational management of CASES along with supporting the service's strategic development. She has over 24 years of NHS primary care experience, ranging from GP practice through PCT to CCGs. Her role of Development Facilitator for West PCT ensured her progression through organisational change into the Primary Care Team at the newly formed Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) , and then when the CCG split into three elements (NHS England, CCG and Commissioning Support Unit (CSU) she joined the Contracting team at Sheffield CCG with responsibility for Locally Commissioned Contracts (GP, Pharmacy and Optometrists).  Joanne is currently on a development secondment to PCS from Sheffield CCG but also has responsible for other operational and service development areas associated  with Primary Care Sheffield. Joanne loves spending time with friends and family and is currently in the process of moving house.  

Richard worked for a major high street bank for 19 years before moving into primary care, initially as a fundholding manager and then as a practice manager - a role he undertook in both Sheffield and North Derbyshire for 15 years. He then took on the role of Business Manager for Primary Provider Ltd before moving to help set up the financial systems for PCS. Outside work, Richard runs a badminton club and is a keen walker, enthusiastic (rather than good!) golfer and enjoys live theatre and concerts.