I have just recently been appointed as the Chairman overseeing the transformation of the Aspen PPG and look forward to working with members of the group providing support and advice as a patient representative. I retired from the Armed Forces in 2004 after 25 years of service and settled down with my family in Gloucester. My local GP surgery at the time was Saintbridge surgery, who provided me with outstanding health care with my long term condition. I have worked in various positions in the NHS since leaving the forces and I am currently working as Head of Digital Primary Care supporting the digital transformation and delivery for primary care in Gloucestershire. I am proud of my lifetime achievements and my latest success was creating the Health & Hustle, which promotes health and wellbeing for NHS staff and patient groups to get active. This includes couch to 5km programmes, park runs, walking groups and much more. What I aim to bring to the PPG is my experience using healthcare technology to support patients using NHS apps that are currently available. It’s now time for me to give something back following the great care I have received and hope my input will go towards supporting the practice and patients who use the Aspen Medical Centre.
