Colin Sinclair

Chief Executive

NHS National Services Scotland

Colin joined NSS in 2008 initially as Logistics Director and then as Director of National Procurement.  He has since been Director of NSS’ Procurement, Commissioning and Facilities Business Unit before being appointed Chief Executive on 1^st August 2016.

He has over 25 years’ experience in the logistics, supply chain and procurement sectors working for a range of large public ltd companies in the manufacturing and logistics fields.  Prior to joining NSS Colin was Regional Operations Director for a major UK logistics business where responsibilities included business development and customer account management.

Colin’s career has been in the service sector and he brings this experience to his current role with a focus on providing high quality customer service, understanding and working collaboratively with customers and stakeholders and delivering new services to meet changing needs.

Jim Miller

Director of Procurement Commissioning & Facilities

NHS Scotland

Jim has 30 years experience across the private and public sector in commercial, procurement and supply chain leadership. Having worked at a senior level in areas including aviation, construction and public organisations he joined NHS Scotland in 2006 as Director of Strategic Sourcing. In 2015 he took over the wider role of Director of Procurement Commissioning and Facilities.

With a broad portfolio providing commercial, clinical, advisory and improvement services across the NHS in Scotland and the wider public sector he is proud of his team’s collaborative arrangements and ambitious plans. He also fully recognises the role that a flexible, competitive and innovative supply base plays in supporting the future of Scotland’s Health Service.

Professor Jacqui Reilly

Director of Nursing

NHS National Services Scotland

Jacqui is the Director of Nursing at National Services Scotland (NSS) and has executive leadership responsibility for Allied Health Professions, Healthcare Associated Infection and Quality.

She has a background in public health and clinical leadership in the NHS. Having authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and contributed extensively to national and international guidelines, Jacqui was past elected chair of the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) HAI net coordinating committee and has contributed to UK policy groups.

She is a fellow of the Faculty of Public Health (FFPH) and a fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB) and has a joint appointment at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she is a Professor of Infection Prevention and lead for the Safeguarding Health through Infection Prevention (SHIP) research group:

https://www.gcu.ac.uk/hls/staff/profjacquireilly/.

@JacquiSReilly

Jaime Hill

Customer Innovation Lead

Johnson & Johnson Medical

Jaime Hill, Customer Innovation Lead for Johnson & Johnson Medical, is responsible for leading a team of subject matter experts to shape service improvement projects in the NHS. In her role, Jaime and her team work with multiple layers of NHS stakeholders to identify key strategic priorities for improvement, diagnose the root cause of challenges faced, define appropriate interventions, and shape partnership contracts. As a result of Jaime’s leadership, she and her team have built partnerships with several large healthcare organisations where her implementation-focused colleagues are now working to improve the quality and timeliness of patient access to surgical care.

Jaime has worked in the healthcare industry for over 16 years in a variety of sales, marketing, and project management roles, all of which centre around delivering the highest standards of patient care, Additionally, she brings a strong business and commercial acumen to the team.

Jess Cronin

Customer Innovation Lead

Johnson & Johnson Medical

Jess Cronin, Customer Innovation Lead for Johnson & Johnson Medical, is responsible for leading a team of subject matter experts to deliver service improvement projects in the NHS. In her role, Jess provides oversight of strategic partnership projects aimed at improving the quality and timeliness of patient access to surgical care. As a result of Jess’ project leadership, she and her team have supported several large provider trusts to demonstrably reduce patient waiting times and length-of-stay through the standardization of care pathways.

Jess’ professional background in the healthcare space spans both academia and the private sector. Originally trained as a health economist, Jess brings an evidenced-based approach to project delivery, ensuring that value and benefits accrue to provider organisations and their patients as a result of partnership working. She holds an MSc. from the London School of Economics in Health Economics and International Health Policy.

Both Jaime and Jess were founding team members of the solutions portfolio, CareAdvantage, within the J&J UK organisation, and are both deeply passionate about demonstrating how public/private partnerships can deliver better care for patients.

Nicole McGlennon

Representing the SDMA, Business Unit Director UKI - Wound Care and Infusion Devices

ConvaTec

The SDMA has existed as a formal association for more than 80 years, always with the intent of serving companies who manufacture or distribute wound management and associated products within the UK and Ireland.   It has a membership who between them provide a large majority of wound management products to the NHS. Member companies range in size from small family companies to major multinational organisations – but each company has an equal voice regardless of size. One of the great strengths of the SDMA is the inclusive nature of its membership.  Our activities are wide-ranging and usually concentrate on issues that are affecting the wound care market as a whole. The SDMA acts as a voice for the membership, wherever that is needed.

Nicole is Business Unit Director for ConvaTec Wound Care, covering the UK and Ireland. She has worked for the business since August 2017, leading a multi-functional team across sales, marketing, commercial and medical affairs.  Prior to ConvaTec, Nicole has held senior positions within MedTech and Pharma. She spent 5 years with Arjo working in the UK business 2012 – 2015 as Commercial and Marketing Director and then Country Manager. From 2015 – 2017 she worked across EMEA as Vice President Commercial Operations, supporting both mature and emerging markets. She worked for Pfizer pharmaceuticals for 17 years in a number of sales, marketing and commercial roles all with increasing responsibility.