Our Chair, Roger Grasby
With over 50 years in public service across public and private sectors, Roger began his career in industrial relations before leading education, training, and economic development as CEO of North Yorkshire TEC. Since retiring early due to sight loss, he has continued serving his community through roles in the judiciary, policing, health, and voluntary sectors, including Chair of Wakefield District Primary Care Trust and Deputy Chair of Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust.
Our Board
Richard Harwood, Vice Chair
“I have lived in the Wakefield area for well over 30 years and experienced the quality of care provided by the NHS. Being a trustee of Healthwatch Wakefield gives me the ability to give a little back to local healthcare.”
Melvyn Ingleson
"I have a passion for supporting those organisations serving especially the vulnerable or voiceless. I have a continuing interest in how local voices influence health care policy and service improvement whilst being increasingly active in the wider West Yorkshire context of health and social care delivery.”
Andrew Kent
"My particular interests are governance, equality and diversity, primary care and older people, as well as promoting the making of informed decisions about health and care services to facilitate personal independence and wellbeing.”
Berni O'Brien
“Voice and feedback are invaluable tools and often overlooked when designing or improving services. I’m delighted to be a Trustee of Healthwatch Wakefield because I see the difference the team make when supporting people and empowering them to share their stories to help improve health and care services.”
Mary Roche
"I am a firm believer in the power of local voices to influence decision-making so that we can access the right health and social care services when needed. I am pleased to support the team to listen and collect evidence to make a difference because when people are really heard, their wellbeing improves with many physical and emotional benefits to themselves and their communities.”
Iain Wilkinson, Treasurer
"Our health services are something we have all used in the past and will almost certainly use again in the future. I think it is really important that providers of those services get the views of the users. I hope Healthwatch can make a positive difference to the lives of local people.”
Past Board Minutes
We make the Minutes for our Board meetings available online. They are a summary of what was discussed and how and why decisions were made.
Decision Making Policy
We use our Decision Making Policy to show that we make decisions in an open and transparent way and to make sure the interests of the people of Wakefield District are always put first.