Integration Joint Board

Councillor Amanda Hampsey is Chair of the IJB, one of the elected members for the Oban South and the Isles ward and the Council's Policy Lead for Care Services.

Councillor Kieron Green is one of the elected members for the Oban North and Lorn ward and Depute Policy Lead for Care Services.

Councillor Gary Mulvaney is one of the elected members for the Helensburgh Central ward and the Council's Policy Lead for Finance and Commercial Services.

Councillor Douglas Philand is one of the elected members for the Mid Argyll ward.

Evan Beswick has previously worked for NHS Highland in primary care, in both Highland Council and Argyll and Bute Council areas.

Linda Currie was born on the Wirral and moved to Argyll in her 30s. She qualified as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in 1993 and has worked in a variety of ward and community settings. In Oban she worked as the OT Team Lead for 12 years and is now the Associate Allied Health Professional Director for the HSCP.

David Gibson has a background in social work and is Head of Children, Families and Justice and the Chief Social Work Officer for the HSCP.

James Gow is Head of Finance and Transformation for Argyll and Bute HSCP. He previously worked in a senior finance post with the Government of Jersey and prior to that has had a wealth of experience throughout the public sector in Scotland.

Dr Rebecca Helliwell is a GP, Rural Practitioner and Depute Medical Director.

Elizabeth Higgins is the Associate Nurse Director. She has over 30 years experience working as a nurse in a variety of different roles and has a particular interest in the care of older people.

Alison McGrory has a background in Public Health and is the Associate Director for Public Health for the HSCP.

Fiona Thomson has been the Lead Pharmacist in Argyll and Bute since 2007. She graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree in pharmacy and subsequently gained an MSc prescribing sciences and supplementary prescriber qualification. After 10 years of working in community pharmacy she began working as a practice pharmacist in Oban.

Karen Leach was born in Ayrshire and lived and worked in Guernsey for over 30 years before making her home in Kintyre in 2022.

Karen is a semi-retired registered nurse with a varied 40-year career across hospital and community health and social care. Karen’s most recent post was Associate Director for the States of Guernsey’s Integrated Adult Community Services, responsible for strategy, operational leadership and management and transformation as part of the senior leadership team.

Karen holds a Masters in Leadership and Management in Health Care and brings expertise in evidence-based approaches to decision making. Karen was awarded a Churchill Fellowship in 2018 to research how systems respond to individual meaning and purpose.

Emily Woolard was appointed to the Board in December 2023, having served in a voluntary capacity as a Public Representative on NHS Highland's Clinical Governance Committee since 2021.

Emily is an entrepreneur running her own tourism business, having previously spent 10 years working in governance, strategy and operations roles with international banks and financial services organisations.

Emily lives in Connel, Argyll, and holds several voluntary roles in the local area. As a patient managing a long-term health condition, Emily also brings experience as a user of NHS Highland's services.

Fiona Broderick has worked within mental health services for over 30 years, becoming a Unite Representative a few years ago. In 2018 she was elected into the role of Staffside Lead for Health for Argyll and Bute. This role ensures that staff are treated in a fair and consistent manner and that any changes to services are looked at in an open and transparent manner.

Julie Hodges is the Scottish Care Independent Sector representative on the IJB. Scottish Care is the voice of the independent social care sector in Scotland. They represent the largest group of independent sector social care providers, delivering residential care, nursing care, day care, care at home and housing support services.

Dr Angus MacTaggart is one of the Principal GPs on the Isle of Islay and Clinical Lead for Islay and Jura. Angus was raised on Islay prior to completing his undergraduate medical degree at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 2005. Angus's role on the IJB is as a Professional Adviser to the board with a remit to provide a Primary Care perspective.

Kenny Matheson is one of the service user representatives on the IJB. He was also Convenor of Dunoon Community Council and lead for health for 8 years.

Kevin McIntosh is a steward for UNISON and is one of the trade union representatives on the IJB.

Kirstie Reid is one of the carer representatives on the IJB. She has happily served the local community for a number of years and hopes to do so for many more.

Betty Rhodick is one of the service user representatives on the Board. She lives in Lochgilphead and prior to retiring she was a care worker. She is a veterans wife and mother of 6, she has lived in Germany, England and many parts of Scotland before moving permanently to Lochgilphead. She is on the Lochgilphead Community Council and a member of the Argyll Community Housing Association Board of Management, she also collects monies once a year for Poppy Scotland.

Takki Sulaiman is Chief Executive Officer at Argyll and Bute Third Sector Interface.