Appointed 7 February 2022

As a registered nurse having trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital London, Allison has had an extensive clinical and managerial career focusing on improving quality, patient safety, patient experience and clinical quality assurance. Coming through the ranks of the NHS over 40 years has brought experience across a range of NHS Commissioning, Acute and Community Trusts and Public Health organisations.

Having had Regulatory experience with the NHS Trust Development Authority and more recently in her current role with NHS England and NHS Improvement as an Associate Director of Nursing and Quality, she is supporting the COVID-19 response with professional IPC/HCAI expertise, leadership, strategy, and challenge to NHS Trusts during the pandemic.

Prior to retirement Allison was the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality for Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent CCGs providing clinical leadership whilst contributing to the board vision and strategy.

Allison was Chairman of the Royal Navy Registered Stafford Sea Scout Group and Vice Chair of St James Primary School where her daughters attended, voluntarily bringing her NHS governance experience to both groups, and successfully steering both committees through their respective inspections.