Will it help charities to manage responses from patients, service users and carers?
No. What we’re about is maximising impact. By working through National Voices, charities contribute to a wider, louder voice on overarching areas of concern. A current example is concern that decentralisation in budgets and decision making in the NHS can allow a resurgence of the postcode lottery in access to treatment and care. What leadership experience do you bring to your role as co-chair? As chief executive of a young, dynamic charity, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, I hope I bring experience of achieving results that at first seem challenging. For 20 years I have worked at director level in national and international health and social care charities. I have combined the power of user experience with staff expertise to bring about change. How do you manage all the charities involved? A national council will be elected by members providing a reference base for the trustee board that will combine member representatives and co-opted specialists. We will also benefit from a panel of advis
