Chief Executive - Joy Beishon
Joy is the Chief Executive of Healthwatch Greenwich and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of Healthwatch Greenwich’s work. Joy supports and advises the Board and manages the Healthwatch Team to ensure that Healthwatch Greenwich truly reflects the voice of the community, providing evidence based information to service providers and commissioners ensuring services can be improved.
Joy has extensive experience of research, policy, public affairs and advocacy. Having previously held senior positions within the voluntary and public sector her work has included co-designed community health projects, innovative approaches to supporting women’s health needs, using the natural environment to improve psychological health, social prescribing and peer support groups for bereaved parents.
joy@healthwatchgreenwich.co.uk
Our Staff
Sue Mohanty - Insight & Analytics Officer
Sue has degrees in Sociology and Science Policy Studies, and her research interests are in patient experience, access, and delivery of services. She is interested in how government regulations and policy affect social groups and the impact of institutions on local communities. Sue has experience in research in low resource settings in India and has volunteered with Healthwatch previously to understand access and delivery of health and social care in the UK.
Maria Akande - Project Manager
Maria Akande is an experienced Project Management Lead with over 12 years’ experience that cuts across private and public sector. She has worked on many diverse projects for both local based companies and international conglomerates, such as Qatar Petroleum, Aljazeera TV, ADP, Cabinet Office, MoJ and Department of Health. She is passionate about change initiatives and firmly believes in transformational programmes that help deliver process efficiency. Her interests include travelling, singing, and charity work. As project manager, Maria supports Healthwatch Greenwich to ensure overall timely delivery of key project deliverables and milestones.
Folake Segun - Director, South East London Healthwatch
Folake is the Director, South East London Healthwatch. Folake liaises with the six local Healthwatch organisations in South East London and presents Healthwatch, patient, and public views to the new South East London Clinical Commissioning Group (SEL CCG). Folake has extensive experience in public involvement, engagement and representation. She has been involved in local Healthwatch since 2013. Her most recent role was as Chief Executive of Healthwatch Lewisham.
Our volunteers
Hawa Ali
Precious Shumba
Mike Thomas
Mehdi Mabaz
Elizabeth Muncey
Amal Annasseri
Tracey Young
Teri Turner
Julie White
Pamela Winders
Alsphina Muruvi
Alyssa Miranda
Chanelle Dzwowa
Afusat Salawudeen
Chima Ede
Caroline Kennedy
Ian Welsby
