The Health Technology Wales Stakeholder Forum meets twice a year, and includes representatives from across Wales’ health and social care sectors. It was set up to ensure that HTW understood the views of stakeholders and enabled them to influence its work in identifying, evaluating and adopting care technologies that could improve the lives of patients in Wales. As well as supporting HTW’s programme of work, the forum will provide guidance on priorities for care services in Wales.
Director of Improvement and Development, Social Care Wales
Sarah McCarty
Sarah began her career as a youth worker in Wales. She worked in a variety of statutory and voluntary settings in particular with vulnerable young people, and in supporting young people’s participation. She was a founding member of the Children and young People’s Welsh Assembly and went on to hold positions in local authorities in youth work and wider business planning, and service improvement, supported by a Masters in Strategic Management.
Sarah went on to become Executive Director of skills for Care and Development where she worked for the UK wide partnership from 2005. She became Director in 2008 and expanding the work of the Sector Skills Council to address a wide range of workforce challenges faced by the sector. During this time she also volunteered as a Chair of a Charity supporting young people as well s being an independent visitor.
Sarah joined Social Care Wales as Director in April 2016. She is keen to bring her experience and expertise in partnership working, supporting improvement and workforce development. Sarah has become a Welsh language learner and is looking forward to putting this learning into practice.
Olwen Williams
Consultant, Academy of MRC
Michael Bowdery
Head of Programmes, Health and Care Research Wales
Ruth Lewis
Senior Lecturer, North Wales Centre for Primary Care Research (NWCPCR), Bangor University
Chris Connell
Associate Director, NICE
Greg Green
Head of R&D Projects - Technology & Innovation, Welsh Government
John Day
Welsh Scientific Advisory Committee
Kate Young
Director, All Wales Forum of Parents and Carers of People with Learning Disabilities
Sarah Allan
Head of Engagement, Involve
Sam Rice
Regional Advisor, Royal College of Physicians
Christopher Ball
Change and Improvement Manager, Cardiff and Vale UHB
Sarah Bartlett
Innovation & Improvement Hub Man, North Wales RPB
Dr Susan Myles
Director, Health Technology Wales
Professor Peter Groves
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Health Technology Wales Chair
Cath Doman
Director of Health and Social Care Integration, Cardiff and Vale Integrated Health and Social Care Partnership
Gregory Lloyd
Head of Clinical Operations, Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Alastair Roeves
Executive medical directorate, Swansea Bay University Health Board
Alexandra Scott
Quality and Patient Safety, Aneurin Bevan Health Board
Raj Krishnan
Associate Medical Director, Cardiff & Value University Health Board
Dr Nick Lyons
Executive Medical Director, Cwm Taff University Health Board
Lisa Davies
Head of Effective Clinical Practice and Quality Improvement, Hywl Dda UHB
Howard Cooper
Safety & Quality Improvement Manager, Powys Teaching Health Board
Catherine Pembroke
Consultant, Velindre NHS Trust
Dr Andrew Champion
Assistant Director, Evidence Evaluation and Effectiveness
Richard Stubbs
Quality and Patient Safety, Aneurin Bevan Health Board
Cari-anne Quinn
Chief Executive Officer, LSHW
Tom James
Head of Innovation and Technology, Welsh Government
Donna Edwards
Clinical Effectiveness Coordinator, Hwyl Dda UHB
Tracey Cooper
Chief Executive, Public Health Wales
Hamish Laing
Director, Value-Based Health and Care Academy
Iain Robertson-Steel
Betsi Cadwaladar Healh Board
Karen Richardson
Corporate & Partnership Governance Officer, Hywel Dda Health Board
John Watkins
Honorary Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Wales
Stephen Monaghan
Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Public Health Wales
Llyr-ap-rhisiat
Ynys Mon Welsh Government, Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS)
Sam Hall
Chief Digital Officer, Welsh Local Government Digital
Emma Mulinder
Project Manager
Ben Chandler
Complaints Officer, Denbighshire Coumty Council
Nick French
CEO, Innovative Trust
Colin Fitzpatrick
Deputy Medical Director, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
