The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) has keenly welcomed the appointment of Claire Marshall as one of the core members of the new National Leadership Council (NLC).
The NLC, chaired by NHS Chief Executive David Nicholson, will have 25 Core Members and 5 Patrons, focusing on bringing world-class leadership and leadership development to every level in the NHS.
Claire Marshall has been selected as an Emerging NHS Leader on the NLC and will work alongside other clinicians, as well as regulators (represented by the Care Quality Commission and Monitor) and managers (represented by the NHS Confederation).
Head of Physiotherapy Services at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Claire has experience of Allied Health Professionals’ (AHPs) clinical leadership and of working within an acute Trust as an emerging leader.
Claire said, “I am delighted with my appointment to the NLC. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of clinical and non-clinical leadership at all levels within the NHS. I look forward to working with the other core members to create real action that makes a long-term difference to the quality of NHS leadership and therefore the quality of patient care.”
Jill Higgins, Director of Practice and Development at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, said, “If the NHS is to truly improve people’s health and wellbeing, we need clinical leaders who look out to their communities, and who can deliver any necessary changes across systems and organisational boundaries.
“Allied Health Professionals as integrators of care and with their holistic, person-centred approach, are ideally placed to do this. AHPs have much to offer the future shape of the NHS and the CSP looks forward to working with Claire and the National Leadership Council.”
Paul Hitchcock, Director of the Allied Health Professions Federation (AHPF), said, “The AHPF is very pleased to see the appointment of Claire Marshall to the National Leadership Council. For too long AHPs have been invisible as leaders in the corporate structures of the NHS even though they are seen by service users as key to their wellbeing and care. Claire will be ideally placed to help bring AHPs into the leadership spotlight.”
