Our team

Meet ourHealthwatch Surrey team members.

Our Healthwatch Surrey team are also supported by a large number of volunteers. Some of our volunteers are Authorised Representatives who undertake our Enter and View visits.

Kate Scribbins - Chief Executive

My role is to provide leadership and direction to the Healthwatch Surrey and wider Luminus team. I work with the staff team, the Board and Delivery Partners to achieve our strategic objectives, ensure we deliver on our contracts to a high standard, and work to ensure we have a sustainable and growing future. An important part of my job is building constructive relationships with the many key stakeholders in health and social care in Surrey.

Lisa Sian - Chief Operating Officer

My primary role as Chief Operating Officer is to lead the development of Luminus growth in line with our business development strategy. I also have overall responsibility for the contract delivery on our Giving Carers a Voice, Combating Drugs Public Involvement work and other short term Luminus projects. I oversee the smooth running of operations within Luminus, supported by our Operations Manager. I play an active role in nurturing a collaborative and inclusive working environment, where people are supported to give their best to our organisation.

Samantha Botsford - Healthwatch Surrey Contract Manager

My role is to oversee the delivery of the Healthwatch Surrey contract. I am specifically responsible for managing the information and signposting service, projects, insight reports and our progress against our priorities and KPIs. I currently chair the Local Healthwatch Advisory Group. As part of my role I regularly represent Healthwatch Surrey to help inform Healthwatch England about what matters to the people of Surrey.

Becki Meakin - Research Manager

My role is to lead research and project work for Luminus, home of Healthwatch Surrey. I look for areas where we can add value to health, social care and public services in Surrey and surrounding areas. These projects shine a light on local people’s views and experiences to positively influence policies and practices.

Vicky Rushworth - Communications Lead

As the Communications Lead for Healthwatch Surrey and the wider Luminus team, I am responsible for internal and external communications, helping to raise awareness of, and promote, our services, encouraging people to tell us about their experiences of health and social care and ensuring people are aware of the impacts our work can achieve. I network and engage with local community groups to also help spread the word. I am also keen to ensure our communications are accessible to a wide audience, helping us to hear the voices of as many of our community as possible.

Abby Rodd - Healthwatch Surrey Deputy Contract Manager

I support the delivery of the Healthwatch Surrey contact. I have specific responsibility for our community engagement programme and for ensuring that we’re reaching a broad cross section of Surrey residents, and for identifying and reporting on themes and trends in what they tell us. I am also the Place Lead for Guildford and Waverley.

Julie Callin - Healthwatch Surrey Insight and Engagement Officer

In this role I support the community engagement and insight gathering functions of the Healthwatch Surrey service by delivering events and projects which reach out to and engage local people in conversations (including those who are less well-served and at risk of health inequalities). I am the Place Lead for East Surrey and Priority Coordinator for our Involvement of People priority.

Katharine Newman - Healthwatch Surrey Insight and Engagement Officer

My role is to support the community engagement and insight gathering functions of the Healthwatch Surrey service. This involves events and projects reaching out to and engaging local people (including those who are less well-served and at risk of health inequalities). I am the Place Lead for North West Surrey and Priority Coordinator for social care.

Lou Danaher - Healthwatch Surrey Insight and Engagement Officer

I deliver events and projects to support the community engagement and insight gathering functions of the Healthwatch Surrey service. We reach out to and engage local people (including those who are less well-served and at risk of health inequalities). I am the Place Lead for Surrey Heath and Priority Coordinator for primary care.

Shelley Cummings- Healthwatch Surrey Insight and Engagement Officer

I support the community engagement and insight gathering functions of the Healthwatch Surrey service, delivering events and projects which reach out to and engage local people in conversations (including those who are less well-served and at risk of health inequalities). I am the Place Lead for Surrey Downs and Priority Coordinator for mental health.

Hannah Gilmour - Healthwatch Surrey Volunteer and Engagement Officer

I am the Volunteer and Engagement Officer at Healthwatch Surrey. My role is to support all our volunteers across Surrey – this includes recruiting and inducting new volunteers, training, and making sure that all our community engagements and projects are well supported. As part of the Engagement team, I am also out and about in the community, listening to people’s experiences of health and social care and feeding this back to help shape the way services are improved upon in the future.

Ellen Evans - Healthwatch Surrey Information and Advice Officer

My key role is working on our Helpdesk, ensuring Surrey residents get the information and advice they require. I also ensure our team have this information when they are undertaking engagement and that our website signposting information is up to date.