Board members
Find out about the board members of the Care Quality Commission.
Professor Deirdre Kelly
Professor Kelly is Professor of Paediatric Hepatology, Birmingham Children's hospital and a former Trust Medical Director. She is Chair of the National Advisory Committee for enquiries into Child Health and is a member of Topic Selection Committee, NICE , & Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs. Professor Kelly is also President, Chair or Past President of various national and international medical organisations. She is a member of national patient organisations and was a commissioner of the Healthcare Commission.
Deirdre Kelly Register of Interests (PDF, 138KB, opens in new window)
Jo Williams
Jo Williams is the former Chief Executive, Royal Mencap Society. She is also the former president of the Association of Directors of Social Services and champion for social care services throughout a career in local government. She is also Co-chair of the Learning Disability Coalition and a member of bodies advising government on the third sector, carers, learning disabilities and children's services.
Jo Williams Register of Interest (PDF, 231KB, opens in new window)
Olu Olasode
Olu Olasode was a Commissioner for the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) and chaired the CSCI Audit and Risk Committee. He is a board member of Capacitybuilders. He has been appointed as Chair of the Care Quality Commission's Audit and Risk Committee. Olu is a public service productivity and strategic finance consultant, and chief executive of TL First Consulting.Olu has served as a non-executive director of Bromley Primary Care Trust, as a governor of Oxleas Mental Health Foundation Trust and as executive director and board member of Mildmay Hospital UK. He was previously interim chief executive of Penrose Housing and Mental Health for two years. He also chaired the General Performance Panel of the Department for Communities and Local Government's Beacon Council Panel.
Olu Olasode Register of Interest (PDF, 62KB, opens in new window)
Kay Sheldon
Kay Sheldon has been a Mental Health Act Commissioner since 1998 and a member of the Mental Health Act Commission Board since 2004. She brings personal experience as a user of mental health services to the CQC and she has also been involved with a variety of user-led initiatives. Kay is currently a trustee of Mind, the national mental health charity.
Kay Sheldon Register of Interest (PDF, 244KB, opens in new window)
Martin Marshall
Martin Marshall is Director of Clinical Quality at The Health Foundation and has an international reputation for his work on quality of care. He has been a practicing GP for 20 years. From 2006 to 2007 Martin was Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Director General for Quality and Safety at the Department of Health. He also advised the Commission for Health Improvement on the development of clinical governance reviews and the Healthcare Commission on star rating schemes.
Martin Marshall Register of Interest (PDF, 312KB, opens in new window)
John Harwood
John Harwood is a former senior civil servant and local authority chief executive. He retired in 2008 from the Food Standards Agency where he was the chief executive. He served for almost twenty years as the chief executive of Lewisham Borough Council and of Oxfordshire County Council. In 2000, he moved to central government to be the founding chief executive of the Learning and Skills Council. He spent 2004 as the interim chief executive of Cumbria County Council before later moving to the FSA.
John Harwood Register of Interest (PDF, 514KB, opens in new window)
