Our Board

The current membership of the West Midlands Cancer Alliance Board is:

Title

Organisation

Chairperson
  • Andy Hardy, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire and WMCA

Deputy Chair
  • Mari Gay

Managing Director
  • Sarah Hughes

Clinical Director
  • Lydia Fresco / Sonia Ashraf

Associate Directors
  • Debra Palmer / Jillian Guild

Integrated Care Board (ICB) Cancer SROs and System Clinical

Representation (1 per system)
  • Birmingham & Solihull ICB- Martin Richardson / David Peake
  • Coventry & Warwickshire ICB- Rachel Danter /  Prof Joseph Hardwicke
  • Hereford and Worcestershire ICB- Mari Gay /  Angus Thomson
  • Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin ICB- Maureen Wain / tbc
  • Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent ICB- Helen Ashley /  Gary Free
  • The Black Country ICB -  Diane Wake/  tbc

Provider COO representative
  • Provider Trust tbc

ICB Medical Director Representative
  • WM ICBs tbc

Regional SRO Cancer
  • NHS England Simon Evans

Public Health Cancer Lead
  • NHS England Su Xavier 

Regional Director Specilaised Commissioning
  • NHS England Alison Kemp

Managing Director
  • Health Innovation West Midlands tbc

CRUK GP Lead
  • Dr Jim McMorran

Macmillan Representative
  • Macmillan vacant

Patient Advocates
  • Helen Thomas / Phil Barrett 

Healthwatch representative
  • Simon Adams