The Q team
Find out more about the people helping to deliver Q.
Our staff team work collaboratively with members and partners. They are key to the day to day delivery and strategic leadership of Q. They bring a host of cross-sector knowledge and experience, and work tirelessly towards our vision.
Directors
Penny joined the Health Foundation in 2011, leading work on improvement capability building, patient safety and improving flow, among other things. She has led Q since its inception.
In 2022, while retaining overall responsibility for Q’s strategic direction, Penny took on interim accountability for the Foundation’s portfolio of strategic initiatives, funding programmes and analysis aiming to improve the quality of health and care in the UK.
Before joining the Health Foundation, Penny was the Director of Strategy and Service Improvement at Newham University Hospital NHS Trust. She has spent her career leading improvement work at local and national levels in the NHS, with particular expertise in process and system redesign, leading strategic change across organisations, developing networks to support improvement and collaborative design.
Stacey joined the Health Foundation in 2015 during Q’s design phase, to lead the initial set up of the initiative. She now leads the strategic delivery of several of Q’s areas of work and how Q delivers value to its members and organisations that make up the health and care system in the UK.
Stacey has a track record within multi-faceted national ‘start-up’ programmes, including the NHS Leadership Academy. There she supported the development and delivery of their national leadership development programmes and interventions, aiming to professionalise leadership in the NHS, for both individuals and teams.
She has a master’s degree in Healthcare Leadership from the University of Birmingham.
Libby leads on the delivery of Q’s collaborative improvement services.
Q team
Adriana works on Q events, such as our community events, webinars as well as Q’s presence at events run by third parties.
Annika supports design and collaboration for Q activities.
Betty oversees digital engagement and strategy across Q.
Hannah leads the communications and marketing strategies for Q and ensure Q’s communications are clear and coordinated.
Louise supports a range of communication activities, including social media and e‑comms, as well as support for online groups.
Ruth manages the strategy and delivery of communications across a range of our projects and programmes.
Interests
- Public Health, Health Equity, Health Improvement
Career
- NHS / Local Government / National Government
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Advisory Board
2 minute readMeet the members of Q’s Advisory Board, who offer the broad perspectives needed to support and challenge Q. -
Partners
2 minute readQ works with organisations across the UK and Ireland that share our vision.