Healthcare group update: surgery During the latest wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have continued to operate on urgent and emergency patients and have worked with local private providers to treat some of our more urgent elective patients. We have taken the opportunity to undertake some remedial estates work in theatres in preparation for resuming elective surgery. Our consultants review the patients waiting to assess their clinical priority and this is an ongoing process. Innovative working has allowed us to work differently with our community partners and patient at home service, which we are looking to continue. We would like to thank the surgery and critical care team for their resilience and for embracing new ways of working during the last few months.
Introducing... Anne Wafula-Strike MBE, associate non-executive director Born in Mihuu, Kenya, Anne was a fit and healthy child before polio struck when she was two years old. After completing A-levels and graduating from Moi University with a Bachelor of Education degree, Anne taught at Machakos Technical College in Kenya before meeting the man she would marry - which led her to Britain, motherhood, wheelchair racing, disability advocacy and charity work.
Darshana Bawa, nonexecutive director Darshana is a finance director, with extensive financial In 2006, Anne became and a British citizen and joined Team GB. In 2007, commercial leadership she was among the Commonwealth delegates experience. invited to a recognition reception at Buckingham She has a background in the delivery of strong Palace and she was financial and commercial officially recognised with information, with a an MBE in 2014 for her services to disability sport successful track record in organisational change. and charity work. She Working across online is a strong campaigner retail, e-commerce and for diversity, inclusion, third-party logistics, she and accessible living for 2004 marked the brings a broad perspective disabled people. Anne beginning of an Olympic to this role. lives in Harlow and is career when Anne became proud to have taken on the first wheelchair Darshana is delighted to the role of associate racer from Sub-Saharan have joined the Board in non-executive director at Africa to compete at the PAHT, her local hospital, in 2021. 9 Paralympics in Athens. 2021.
