Steve has successfully worked at clinical and managerial levels within the NHS for over 30 years. He trained in Rochdale as a registered general nurse in 1987 and went on to work in A&E departments in Oxford and Manchester. He's also a trained mental health nurse and has worked in several acute mental health settings in the Manchester area.
In 1998, Steve gained a degree in nursing and went on to obtain an MSc in strategic leadership in 2002. He has a long-standing interest in healthcare leadership and has lectured and presented on this topic in the UK, Europe and USA. More recently, he's led on the successful integration of health, social and voluntary services within North Manchester and Rochdale communities and believes strongly that working in partnership across health and care provides a better experience for patients and families.
Steve lives locally and has a strong connection with Rochdale. He currently holds the role of lead safeguarding governor for Hopwood Hall College.
Shona trained at St Thomas Hospital in London and qualified in 1993. She worked as a junior doctor in Blackburn and trained in respiratory and general medicine around the Liverpool area. She undertook an MD at the University of Liverpool in cystic fibrosis.
Her first consultant post was in Warrington District General Hospital in 2002. Shona joined The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust in 2004 as a respiratory consultant at Rochdale Infirmary. Prior to her role as medical director, she was the clinical lead for Rochdale.
Shona has undertaken a diploma in palliative care at Cardiff University and is interested in the management of non-malignant chronic disease.
With an interest in the interface between community and hospital services, she's enjoyed working with community providers to develop innovative services for the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) borough. In her role, she'll be able to develop further the community services offered to HMR residents.
Mina joined Rochdale Care Organisation in May 2023 as finance director. Prior to this she was finance director for the NCA diagnostics and pharmacy (since September 2021) Care Organisation. Prior to joining the NCA, she held a variety of finance roles across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside, accumulating 20 years’ experience within the NHS. Her experience is predominately within the acute environment but also includes the mental health sector.
She's an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, holds an Msc in management and is an alumni of the Nye Bevan leadership programme, graduating in December 2019.
Mina is passionate about improving patient services alongside finance staff development.
Clare joined the NHS in 2003, initially working at Greater Manchester Workforce Development Confederation, before moving onto an HR graduate placement across the Tameside conurbation. In 2005, she joined Salford Royal where she worked for almost 15 years in a variety of HR positions. Clare is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and graduated from Leeds Metropolitan University with a first class honours degree in business studies, before achieving a Masters in human resource management from Manchester Business School.
Clare is committed to working in partnership with staff and trade union colleagues to deliver successful change and to help make improvements for staff and our patients/service users.
Kay Miller is a Registered General Nurse with over three decades of nursing experience in critical care, urgent care, community and leadership. A lifelong resident of Oldham, Kay’s passion for nursing began in childhood, when she would transform her living room into a "ward" to care for her teddy bears. She has never imagined herself in any other profession, and this unexplained draw to nursing has been a defining aspect in all aspects of her life.
Kay Miller began her professional journey in healthcare after leaving Royton and Crompton High School, completing a pre-nursing course at Margaret Ashton College in Harpurhey in 1990.
She then trained at the Royal Oldham Hospital School of Nursing, where she qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1993.
Her first professional role was at Oldham's ICU—where she served as a staff nurse from 1993 to 1999. During this time, Kay not only developed her skills in intensive care but also pursued further education, completing a diploma in nursing that included specialised certifications in ICU nursing and nurse teaching and mentoring (ENB 100 & ENB 998).
In pursuit of broadening her professional experience, Kay moved to Tameside General Hospital as a Night Nurse Practitioner. After around 2 years the pull to her hometown became too much for her to resist, she succumbed and returned to her roots.
In 2001, she took on the role of Senior Sister on the High Dependency unit at the Royal Oldham Hospital, marking the start of a 15-year period of significant contribution across critical care services throughout the Pennine Acute Hospitals trust. During this time, her leadership and expertise saw her progress to the role of Assistant Director of Nursing, where she oversaw critical care services and helped shape nursing practice within the trust.
Kay completed her Bsc (Hons) in 2001 and her MSc in 2011.
In 2017, Kay Miller embraced a new challenge undertaking a leadership role again as the Assistant Director of Nursing but this time within the Urgent and Emergency Care arena.
Her commitment to excellence and patient-centred care was evident as she led numerous initiatives to improve service delivery and patient outcomes in the most highly pressured of heath care settings.
Driven by a desire to make a broader impact within her community, Kay moved for the first time into a community-based role in 2020 as Associate Director of Nursing, later advancing to Divisional Director of Nursing.
In these roles, she spearheaded a transformational project to redesign end-of-life care across Oldham, reaffirming her deep connection to the area and her commitment to ensuring compassionate, high-quality care for all.
Throughout her career, Kay Miller has been guided by a strong sense of duty to her hometown. Her journey reflects not just a professional commitment to nursing but also a personal mission to support and uplift the community of Oldham. She continues to draw inspiration from the people of her hometown, driving her ongoing efforts to improve healthcare services and outcomes for her Oldham, the only place she has ever or ever could call home.
