Council member
Adrian joined the University in June 2011 as the Operational Manager for the National Institute for Health Research Design Service and is currently Associate Director of Faculty Operations (Medicine). Prior to that he held various senior leadership roles within the NHS including an executive director role within an east London NHS Trust, Director of Policy and Standards at the UKCC (forerunner of the Nursing & Midwifery Council), and Clinical Director for Multi-Channel Services at NHS Direct. Adrian has worked with the Department of Health in developing various health policy initiatives and in setting up the NHS Choices. He has extensive experience in leading and developing health care strategies and managing complex organisations. Adrian was an external assessor for the NICE-NHS Evidence accreditation scheme. He is married with son who works for Ramboll Ltd and a daughter who is veterinary surgeon in the Bath-Bristol area, his wife works as the lead resuscitation specialist & as an adviser in clinical ethics for Gibraltar Health Authority.