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Meet the Bevan Commissioners

The Bevan Commissioners are an independent panel of 24 internationally renowned expert Commissioners who give their time freely to Wales. These are drawn from a variety of disciplines including industry, NHS, local government, armed forces, academia and the third sector.

Bevan Commission Chair

Professor Baroness Ilora Finlay

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Professor Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff is President of the Chartered Society for Physiotherapy, President…

Bevan Commissioners

Professor Kelechi Nnoaham

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Professor Kelechi Nnoaham MBBS MSc DTM&H MPH DPhil FFPH FACHE Kelechi currently leads a centre…

Professor Vivienne Harpwood

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Viv Harpwood is an Emerita Professor of Law at Cardiff University where she founded the…

Professor Derek Feeley

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Professor Derek Feeley, CB, DBA, is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI),…

Nygaire Bevan

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Nygaire is the great niece of Aneurin Bevan, the creator of the NHS, and was…

Fran Targett OBE

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Fran is currently the independent Chair of the Welsh Government’s National Advice Network providing expert…

Professor Dame Sue Bailey

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Mother and grandmother. Child and Family Psychiatrist and Social Science Researcher. My family roots lie…

Roy Noble

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Roy worked as a presenter on radio and television, attaining a Sony Award in radio…

Professor Ewan Macdonald

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Ewan is an occupational physician who trained in occupational medicine in the coal mining industry…

Professor Sir Michael Marmot

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Sir Michael Marmot has been Professor of Epidemiology at University College London since 1985 and…

Professor George Crooks OBE

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Professor George Crooks is currently the Chief Executive of the Digital Health and Care Institute,…

Lt General Louis Lillywhite BC, MBE, CStJ

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Louis Lillywhite retired as Surgeon General of the UK Armed Forces in 2010. His 42…

Professor Sir Chris Ham

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Chris Ham is Co-Chair of the NHS Assembly, emeritus professor of health policy and management…

Dr Usman Khan

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Dr Khan is a health policy and management professional with more than 25 years experience.…

Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE

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Professor Kamila Hawthorne MBE MD FRCGP FRCP FAcadMEd FLSW DRCOG DCH. Chair of the Royal…

International Bevan Commissioners

Professor Gregor Coster

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Emeritus Professor Gregor Coster CNZM was until recently Professor of Health Policy and founding Dean…

Dr David Bratt

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Professor Donald Berwick KBE

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Professor Donald M. Berwick KBE MD is President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute…

Corresponding Bevan Commissioners

Dr Chris Martin DL

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Chris is the former Co-Chair of the Bevan Commission with an interest in innovation and…

Professor Mary Cowern

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Born in South Wales Mary has spent the last 20 years working in a needs-led…

Professor Dame Carol Black

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Professor Dame Carol Black is currently Chair of the British Library, the Centre for Ageing…

Sir Paul Williams

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Professor Trevor Jones

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  Professor Trevor Jones is a former R&D Director of the Wellcome Foundation, a Director…

Professor Sir Andy Haines

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Andy Haines was formerly a family doctor and Professor of Primary Health Care at UCL.…