Our Chair, Professor David Croisdale-Appleby
David is an academic, medical educationist and social reformer, and has held many leadership positions at organisations across the health and care sectors.
David is the former chair of the Royal College of Physicians and he also chairs Durham University International Business School and Dementia UK.
His previous positions as a Chair have included at an NHS trust, the forensic science regulator and the UK-wide sector skills council for social care and social work.
Belinda Black
Belinda is a registered mental health nurse who has worked extensively in health and social care.
She is a Non-Executive Member of the Care Quality Commission and has also held senior roles in the NHS, independent and charity sectors.
Belinda was chief executive of Sheffcare, a Sheffield-based adult social care charity. She has also worked on many national projects establishing best practice for older people with multiple long-term conditions and people living with dementia.
Jane Laughton
Jane is the former Chief Executive of Healthwatch Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.
She is also Chair of Active Partners Trust, a charity working in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire that addresses inequality and empowers everyone to be active.
Before joining Healthwatch, Jane worked in NHS service improvement in Derby and whole system transformation in Nottingham, and as a researcher and auditor at the Audit Commission.
Past Committee papers
We make the papers for our public Committee meetings available on-line. We also publish a summary of what was discussed. Check out our past Committee events to read more.
Declarations of interests for our Chair and Committee
We have detailed the declarations of interests in the Healthwatch England Chair and Committee. For example, connection with a voluntary or other body or position in a political party.
