Natasha Swinscoe
Chief Executive Officer
Health Innovation West of England
A graduate of the NHS management training scheme, Natasha has 29 years’ experience in the NHS as a senior manager and leader. Natasha has worked in …
Pete Carpenter
Director of Programmes and Deputy CEO
Health Innovation West of England
Pete is as an experienced executive director with over 20 years’ experience working in transformation, innovation and operational delivery within …
Rhys Blake
Director of Corporate and Development
Health Innovation West of England
Rhys joined Health Innovation West of England in March 2025 as Director of Corporate and Development. He is a part of the senior leadership team and …
Ben Bennett
Chief Operating Officer
Health Innovation West of England
ben.bennett1@nhs.net
Prior to joining Health Innovation West of England Ben had a 27-year career in a variety of senior leadership roles in the NHS. Ben has spent over a …
Mark Juniper
Medical Director
Health Innovation West of England
Mark has been a consultant physician at the Great Western Hospital since 2000. He has held various leadership roles there including Associate Medical …
Alex Leach
Deputy Director of Programmes
Health Innovation West of England
alex.leach@nhs.net
Alex trained as a nurse at King’s College London and worked across a number of NHS roles and specialised in Infectious Diseases and Haematology. She …
David Evans
Deputy Director of Programmes
Health Innovation West of England
dave.evans5@nhs.net
Following a career in financial services David joined the NHS in 2009. Following roles leading service improvement and transformation across two acute …
Mairead Murphy
Associate Director Evaluation and Insight
Health Innovation West of England
mairead.murphy1@nhs.net
Mairead is the Associate Director of Evaluation and Insight at Health Innovation West of England. Mairead has a wide range of evaluation and insights …
