Professor named as 'inspirational' by leading health journal

AN academic at the University of Stirling has been praised by a leading healthcare publication.

Professor June Andrews is one of 50 women highlighted in the inaugural Health Service Journal (HSJ) “Inspirational Women” list.

The magazine said the list celebrated “outstanding leaders or generous mentors” driving change and innovation in service re-design or at the heart of influencing health policy. It said: “The list contains women from clinical or non-clinical backgrounds who stand out for their passion and ability to innovate and drive change.”

Professor Andrews is the Director of the University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC). She said she was delighted to be mentioned.

“It’s lovely to be listed among these brilliant women – particularly as I’m the only entrant from Scotland,” said Professor Andrews. “It shows the influence of the DSDC and the work we do.

“Of course, this isn’t just recognition for myself but for the rest of the team at the Dementia Services Development Centre. For us, it’s always about collaboration – not just one person.”

Over the spring and summer, a long list of individuals was prepared by the HSJ team and via nominations by HSJ readers through the website.  Nominees had to meet one or more of the following criteria:

• deliver outstanding leadership;
• share knowledge and expertise with others in the sector;
• act as a role model/mentor to colleagues;
• drive innovation in service redesign and/or research;  and
• be at the heart of shaping or influencing policy.

A panel of judges, who represented a broad spectrum of opinion, were asked review the long list and add suggestions of their own. Alastair McLellan, Editor of HSJ, said: “It was not enough to be influential.  The judges were clear that they were looking for people who live the values they espouse – the authentic leaders.”

The final list of “Inspirational Women”, announced by the magazine, are:

Name	Organisation
Cheryll Adams	The Institute of Health Visiting
Gail Adams	UNISON
Dr Caroline Allum	Whittington Health
Sarah Amani	Surrey and Boarders Partnership Foundation Trust
Professor June Andrews	University of Stirling
Professor Sue Bailey	Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dr Sam Barrell	South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group
Professor Carol Baxter	NHS Employers
Kate Billingham	Queen's Nursing Institute
Cath Broderick	Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Women's Network
Dame Fiona Caldicott	Information Governance Review
Molly Case	Greenwich University
Caroline Clarke	Royal Free London Foundation Trust
Yvonne Coghill	NHS Leadership Academy
Dr Fiona Cornish	Medical Women's Federation
Suzanne Cunningham	Southampton University Hospital Trust
Professor Jane Dacre	UCL Medical School
Dame Sally Davies	Department of Health
Val Davison	National School of Healthcare Science
Dr Jennifer Dixon	The Nuffield Trust
Helene Donnelly	Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Partnership Trust
Marie Gabriel	East London Foundation Trust
Dr Kate Granger	Pinderfields Hospital
Professor Trisha Greenhalgh	London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Dr Sue Hamer	NIHR Clinical Research Network
Professor Jacky Hayden	North Western Deanery
Dr Kim Holt	Patients First
Wendy Irwin	Royal College of Nursing
Professor Deirdre Kelly	Birmingham Children's Hospital Foundation Trust
Dr Suzannah Lishman	Royal College of Pathologists
Karen Lynas	NHS Leadership Academy
Professor Jill Maben	King's College Hospital Foundation Trust
Alyson McGregor	Altogether Better
Sue Marsh	Campaigner for disabilities and long term illness
Dr Clare Marx	Ipswich Hospital Trust
Joan Myers	BME Advisory Group
Ruth Owen	Whizz-Kidz
Dr Niti Pall	Pathfinder Healthcare Developments CIC
Clare Pelham	Leonard Cheshire Disability
Katrina Percy	Southern Healthcare Foundation Trust
Professor Jane Reid	Clinical Human Factors Group
Lisa Rodrigues	Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust
Dr Emma Stanton	Beacon UK
Mandie Sunderland	Heart of England Foundation Trust
Professor Wendy Tindale	Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Paula Vasco-Knight	South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust
Professor Cathy Warwick	Royal College of Midwives
Jill Watts	Ramsay Health Care UK
Dr Janet Wisely	Health Research Authority
Suzette Woodward	NHS Litigation Authority

The judges on the panel were as follows:

• Dr Sam Barrell, chief clinical officer, South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group;
• Paul Birley, head of public sector healthcare, Barclays;
• Professor Naomi Chambers, head of health policy and management, Manchester Business School;
• Rosemary Cook, honorary professor, Bucks New University; chief executive officer, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine ;
• Dame Jacqueline Docherty, chief executive, West Middlesex University Hospital Trust;
• Nicola Hartley, director, Leadership Development, The King’s Fund;
• Dr Nikita Kanani, GP registrar and co-chair, The Network;
• Dr Sara Khan, editor of Medical Women, Medical Women’s Federation;
• Karen Lynas, deputy managing director, NHS Leadership Academy;
• Becky Malby, director, Centre for  Innovation in Health Management;
• Jenni  Middleton, editor, Nursing Times;
• Dr Mark Newbold, chief executive, Heart of England Foundation Trust;
• Professor Wendy Reid, medical director, Health Education England;
• Andrea Sutcliffe, chief executive, Social Care Institute for Excellence; and
• Dawn Tame-Battell, assistant director of patient services, Marie Curie.

 

ABOUT THE DEMENTIA SERVICES DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

The University of Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) is an international centre of knowledge and expertise dedicated to improving the lives of people with dementia.

For more than 25 years, the centre has worked to:

• improve the design of care environments;
• make communities dementia-friendly; and
• influence policy and to improve services for people with dementia.

DSDC is based in the Iris Murdoch Building at the University of Stirling’s main campus in Stirling and is guided by an international advisory board and funded largely from charitable sources. Find out more at www.dementia.stir.ac.uk