Our Accreditation Council & Awards Panel

The Accreditation Council and Awards Panel ensure impartiality in awarding accreditation and ISO certification, inform standards development and ratify revisions, oversee the accreditation process and advise on all issues relating to the quality agenda.

As volunteers, they crucially bring independence to the accreditation process and a breadth of expertise that reflects the broad range of organisations we work with.  The members represent Royal Colleges, professional institutes and other healthcare organisations, and cover different healthcare sectors and specialities.

The Accreditation Awards Panel meets every six to eight weeks specifically to review accreditation survey and monitoring reports and discuss accreditation awards.

Accreditation Council

Ms Hilary Dunne, Irish Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare
Mrs Elizabeth Fenton, Community Hospitals Association
Dr Margarida Franca, Board Member, Mental Health Hospital de Magalhães de Lemos, Porto, Portugal
Ms Cynthia Henderson, All Wales Health Records Forum
Mr Karsten Hundborg, Danish Institute for Quality in Accreditation & Healthcare (IKAS)
Mrs Julie Hyde, Independent Consultant
Mr Ken Laurie, Institute of Healthcare Management
Dr Sarah Lloyd, British Association of Day Surgey
Ms Olwen Long, Healthcare Consultant & Trustee, Chase Children's Hospice Service
Dr Ian Smith, British Association of Day Surgery
Mrs Tina  Stanton, Royal College of Nursing
Ms Sally Taber, Independent Healthcare Advisory Services
Dr Rodney Taylor, Royal College of Physicians
Mr David Wood, Attend

Awards Panel 

Ms Alison Cleary, Clinical Governance Manager, London Bridge Hospital, HCA International
Mr Alan Corry-Finn, Director of Primary Care & Older People's Services, Western Health & Social Care Trust (surveyor)
Dr Margarida Franca, Board Member, Mental Health Hospital de Magalhães de Lemos. Porto, Portugal
Ms Fiona Hibbits, Strategic Clinical Consultant
Mrs Julie Hyde, Independent Consultant
Mr Mark Jennings, Director of Health Improvement, King's Fund (surveyor)
Mrs Susan Marshall, Director of Clinical Services, Care UK
Dr Gabrielle Stanley, Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry, Birngham University School of Dentisry
Dr Rodney Taylor, Royal College of Physicians
Ms Ros Unwin, Professional Occupational Therapist Lead, Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust (surveyor)