CHAIR - John Wigley

John Wigley was born and brought up in Derbyshire and studied at UK universities before becoming a teacher. He has written several books on economic and social history. He worked in Hertfordshire for 35 years and has lived in St. Albans for 32 years. He was Vice-Chair of the West Herts Hospitals Trust PPI Forum and is a member of LINk, taking a particular interest in the Older People's Theme Group and the provision of public transport to local hospitals. He supports the NHS and wants to make Hertfordshire health services even better.

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TREASURER - Jeffrey Phillips

Jeff is a qualified accountant and graduate of the London School of Economics. He is a former director of corporate finance with a FTSE 100 company and is currently a management consultant. He is a committee member with SHELTER and the WWF, and is a governor at Manland School. Jeff is married with three grown-up children.

SECRETARY - Doreen Bratby

Most of Doreen's working life has been involved in the Private and Statutory Sector within Health.   For several of those years she was employed with, what was then, the newly formed Local Health Council within the Dumfries and Galloway Region. She was also, a year later, appointed as Chief Officer to set up and run Stranraer Citizens Advice Bureau, both of which she ran concurrently until moving to Hertfordshire in 1981.   The ensuing years were spent in administration at the Hertfordshire College of Building and with NW Herts Community Health Council.  On retiring, she joined the Charity 'Mercy Ships' as a volunteer in the UK Office. She became a member of the, now extinct, Patient Forum, and is currently a Member of the Board of Hertfordshire LINks (Local Involvement Network).   Her mission throughout has been to seek to improve the quality of life of others.