Meet the team

John spent 42 years in health services in the NHS and Civil Service.  He originally trained as a nurse and also held chief executive posts in NHS Trusts and a PCT.  John received the CBE in 2007 for leading national prisoner healthcare reforms and was Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Collaborating Centre for prisons and public health in Europe. In 2014 he became Chair of Bury GP Federation and in 2017 of Primary Care Sheffield.  John was  Vice Chair at NHS Sheffield CCG, chairing the Primary Care Commissioning Committee until joining PCS.  Born and bred in Sheffield John has always lived in the city and remains passionate about the place, its’ people and one of its’ football teams!

Steven is a member of the PCS Executive Team and leads on the delivery of the extended access service. Originally trained as a Registered Nurse, Steven has held a number of senior operational management and commissioning posts in primary and secondary care.

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.

Kiz is the Practice Manager of Birley Health Centre and a member of the PCS Board representing the Hallam and South Locality.

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

Susie is practising GP partner at Norwood Medical Centre where she has worked for 18 years. She is a member of the PCS Board representing North Locality. Her interests include health inequalities and care of the elderly, particularly care home residents.

Emma joined PCS in July 2015. Emma has worked in communications and marketing roles for 15 years, including roles in national NHS communications, Higher Education marketing and Account Management at a creative agency. She studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield and has a Masters in Professional Communication. At PCS Emma leads on all communications and marketing activity and strategy.

Georgia joined the team in January 2018 as Primary Care Resource Manager where she was responsible for maximising value and buying power for shareholding practices. More recently, Georgia has taken on the role of Commercial Development Manager to support the delivery of PCS' overarching Commercial Strategy.

Sue joined PCS in October 2018 as Executive Assistant to the CEO and Executive Team.  She previously worked at Sheffield CCG as PA to the Accountable Care Partnership Programme Director prior to which she spent 30 years as a Senior Personal Assistant in Central Government in London, working for senior Civil Servants and Ministers in a variety of departments including, Employment, the Cabinet Office, Government Office for London and, latterly, the Department of Transport.

Martin joined PCS in August 2017. His previous roles include Assistant Chief Finance officer at North Derbyshire CCG and roles within Sheffield PCT, Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust, Sheffield West PCT and the former Health Authority. He began his career as an accountant in local government in Essex in the 1980s and joined the NHS in 1990. He has also been a Governor at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and spent many years as a Board member on Voluntary Action Sheffield.

Chris joined PCS in June 2018 and is responsible for PCS’s ‘at scale’ services portfolio, which includes Extended Access to General Practice, Sexual Health Sheffield, CASES and NHS Health Checks. He has a commercial operations background and has held senior leadership roles in national and multi-national organisations, most notably as commercial executive and assistant company secretary for Olympus Corporation in the UK and Ireland and regional director for St John Ambulance where he was responsible for over 3500 people. Chris is a member of the Fitness to Practise Committee of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, a Chartered Manager and Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He also volunteers as a trustee/director of the Sheffield Wednesday FC Community Programme.

Andrea is responsible for managing quality, reporting and service development for our NHS Sheffield CCG contracts and related sub-contractors/providers. Andrea joined PCS in January 2017 as Business Manager for our CASES service, bringing a broad experience of Sheffield health services having worked for the Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS Direct and both the Children’s and Teaching Trusts, she also has experience in substance misuse treatment and worked for the Drug Interventions Programme.

Nicola runs our seven general practices including the asylum seeker service and special allocation scheme. She was previously a member of the PCS Board, representing the Hallam and South locality. Nicola has an MBA and an advanced certificate in health service governance. She previously worked at Boots UK, managing opticians and pharmacies before joining general practice.

Lou is an Inclusion Health Champion for Sheffield, a post hosted by Primary Care Sheffield, looking at health inequalities across the city. She is a GP partner and trainer at Pitsmoor Surgery (Forge Health Group) where she is palliative care lead and represents the practice within the Deep End group and its associated Clinical Research Network. She is also one of the lead GPs for Safeguarding Children with the CCG and in her spare time volunteers for Hospice Africa Uganda doing palliative care work and teaching.