Meet the Board

Anand Dutta has lived in the Stockport area since 1972. He has been a Governor at the Stepping Hill NHS Foundation Trust for the last four years and a Core Group Member of the Stockport LINk for the past two years. He has more than 35 years experience as a scientist in the field of discovery of new medicines.

David Atkinson was a member of LINk since its launch and spends much of his time volunteering in the Healthwatch Stockport office. He has previous experience working as a General Manager and then as a Director of a regional sized company. In addition to volunteering in the Healthwatch office, David is a member of the Publicity & Promotion and Enter & View teams.

David Moore has been a Stockport resident for 27 years, is a family man and a keen advocate of supporting the local community. He now runs his own Home Care Company in Stockport but previously spent 10 years as an Operations Director and Quality Manager for a Military clothing company, delivering continual improvement of processes to achieve quality and value for money.

Gerry Wright is a retired company director with 20 years experience in helping companies develop their management skills. He has credentials in a variety of management qualifications including a degree in Mechanical Engineering and membership of several institutes. He is a governor at Stepping Hill Hospital and was a LINk member since its inception.

John Leach previously sat as LINk Chair for over 4 years and led the organisation through the transition to Healthwatch. Prior to his involvement in LINk, John was a member of the Stockport Branch of Patient and Public Involvement in Health for 3½ years. John is your representative on the Stockport Health & Wellbeing Board.

Sue Carroll is Healthwatch Stockport's Chair and has been involved in patient engagement for a number of years; she was a member & Chair of the Stockport Community Health Council. Sue has over 30 years experience of middle and senior management roles including business planning, setting and monitoring budgets and all aspects of HR. Sue has experience as both a carer to her late mother and as a former Non-Executive Director of Stockport PCT.