David Thorne
Senior Advisor & Chair of the Health Leaders Forum
David supports WA’s Health clients with senior insight and intelligence from the ground within the NHS.
David is Director of Transformation at Well Up North Primary Care Network, covering north Northumberland and its 60,000 patients. He is also a trustee of Hospice Care North Northumberland.
Originally a nurse, David has held NHS leadership positions within hospitals, the community, primary care, and commissioning organisations. He has been a Chair and CEO of several primary care alliances, a past CCG Manager of the Year, and a programme director of multiple transformation projects.
David has 30 years of experience in UK market access through employed roles, and via consultancy advice provided to some 300 companies.
He is also Chair of the WA Health Leaders Forum, helping organisations better understand how NHS policy translates into practice.