MEMBERS

As of December 2011

TREVOR JONES
Chairman of the FM TAG,
Associate Director of Facilities
NHS Manchester & NHS Salford
Mauldeth House
Mauldeth Road West
Chorlton
Manchester
M21 7RL
Email: Trevor.jones@manchester.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0161 958 4117

Trevor joined the NHS in 1978. Originally from Staffordshire, he has worked within Facilities as a senior manager in a wide range of locations around the country including Colchester, Liverpool, Lancaster, Preston and the United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust.
During the last thirteen years he has held two Directors posts and he is currently responsible for the management of the Estate of NHS Manchester and provides Facilities Management to NHS Stockport.
His interests include mountaineering, rock climbing, motorcycling and karate in which he holds a black belt.

TIM LITHERLAND
Former Chairman of the Facilities Management TAG,
Division Manager
SHA Estates Northern,
NHS North West, 3 Piccadilly Place,
Manchester, M1 3BN
Email: tim.Litherland@shaest-n.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0113 2952165 (Leeds)
Or, 0161 625 7174 (Manchester)

Tim is a Chartered Engineer with over 30 years experience in managing and delivering healthcare estate and facilities services originally training with British Rail before joining the Health Service .  Since that time he has held in a variety of senior estates and facilities roles, mainly in the NHS but also some time in the Middle East and a couple of years with the DTi for good measure. He is currently Head of Estates and Facilities for the North of England working across the three northern SHAs with his professional team providing advice and support at all levels of the NHS. Having managed all the many services to be found in today’s NHS he not only has a thorough  understanding but is committed to making sure the NHS innovates and continues to embrace new ways of working and meeting the needs of patients and users. During his career he has been involved in a number of major hospital and healthcare construction projects, from project engineer to project director then later on four simultaneous turnkey hospital builds. On a personal level he takes his role as a leader in the profession very seriously and, among many other areas, continues driving for a sustainable, qualified and valued workforce within efm across the whole of England. Tim is currently National Chair HefmA and a former Chair of the Northern FM Training Advisory Group.  He retains links into policy and guidance at the DH currently having been a member of the P21+ Project Board and working closely with DH colleagues on the Premises Assurance Model and other current policy initiatives. In the recent past having been involved in the development of distance learning in resilience and emergency preparedness through the IHM. For those with distant memories he also led the development of ERIC and its move to being web-based and was one of the small team which developed Controls Assurance along with many other initiatives.

ALISON McCREE
Associate Director of Facilities and Performance
COUNTY DURHAM & DARLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Darlington Memorial Hospital
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
Co.Durham DL3 6HX
Email: Alison.mccree@cddft.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 01325 743022

Alison is the Associate Director of Facilities at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, and she is recognised as an experienced healthcare professional with a proven track record of sustained innovation and achievement in the delivery of Facilities Management Services.
Her current role focuses on being responsible and accountable for the strategic and operational services that impact on the patient’s journey and experience, along with the EFM governance and the performance agenda.  Her day-to-day responsibilities include the leadership of 550 staff, delivering a range of Facilities Services across eight hospital sites and a large number of Health Centre Premises.
Under Alison's leadership her Facilities Management Services have achieved measurable improvement for patients, visitors and staff. These improvements have been recognised at a national level from which the Trust is used nationally as a benchmark for the delivery of Facilities Management Services.
Alison has been involved in a number of national strategic projects to improve the patient's journey and experience within the NHS and is currently a member of the Acute Stakeholder Group for the Premises Assurance Model. 
Alison was National Chairman of the Hospitals Caterers Association from 2004 to 2007; Chairman of Healthcare Caterers International, 2005 to 2006, and she has held the role of HefmA National Secretary since May 2006.

ALISON SLATER,
(Chair of the HS TAG)
Assistant Director – Hotel Services
LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane North
Fulwood,
PRESTON, PR2 9HT
Email: Alison.slater@lthtr.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 01772 522097/8

Alison has worked for over twenty years in the NHS across the North West, initially within catering services but moving across into Hotel Services in 1986 when this new role was starting to be developed.  Prior to joining the NHS, Alison was a restaurant manager for FW Woolworth in a number of large stores across the country.
Outside of work, Alison is an enthusiastic football supporter and a National Trust Volunteer.
Alison feels that the profile of Hotel Services within any hospital or clinic setting is linked to Patient Choice and Customer Satisfaction and that the Hotel Services Training Advisory Group has an important role in supporting the development of front line service staff.

PAM MILLER
Deputy Chair of the FM TAG
Associate Director of Facilities
THE PENNINE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
The Royal Oldham Hospital
Estates Department
Rochdale Road
Oldham, OL1 2JH.
Email: pam.miller@pat.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0161 627 8703

Pam is responsible for a wide range of traditional facilities services including Catering, Switchboard, Porters, Laundry, Cleaning, Transport, Accommodation, Security, Car Parking as well as Occupational Health and Emergency Planning. 
Pam has worked in the NHS for 28 years at Trust’s in Wales, Bradford and Leeds and has held her current post since 2003.
Pam has throughout her career also been heavily involved with the Hospital Caterers Association which culminated in her becoming National Chairman in 2000.  This was an exciting time in the HCA’s history and Pam was heavily involved in the ‘Better Hospital Food Programme’ which was formed as part of the NHS plan. Pam was awarded the HCA Personality of the Year and Cost Sector Caterer of the Year in 2003. 

BILL HARRIS-HEFFER,
Deputy Director of Facilities
Mersey Care NHS Trust
Ashworth Hospital
Parkbourne
Maghull
Merseyside, L31 1HW
Email: bill.harris-heffer@merseycare.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0151 471 2363

HARRY EVANS,
(Chair of the Estates TAG)
Head of Operational Estates
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Facilities Directorate, Estates Department
Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD
Email: harry.evans@srft.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 0161 206 5199

Harry is a chartered professional with over 25 years experience incorporating the design and maintenance of commercial and industrial premises. Harry has worked for the NHS since 2000 initially starting within the capital department of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust before taking up his present role as Head of Operational Estates. Harry started his career as an electrician, before diversifying into building and engineering services.  Over the years he has gained qualifications, expertise and experience of a wide range of building and engineering services.

ALISTAIR ROSE
Project Director
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Capital Project Office
Guild Park
Cumeragh Lane
Goosnargh
PR3 2JH
Email: Alistair.rose@lancashirecare.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 01772 695386

JOE PEERS
Director of Estates, Facilities & IT
Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Management Offices
Bury New Road
Prestwich
Manchester, M25 3BL
Email: joe.peers@gmw.nhs.uk   
Telephone Number: 0161 772 3351

PAUL HOLT
Director of Estates
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
Cheshire
SK2 7JE
Email: paul.holt@stockport.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0161 419 5311

Paul has worked within the NHS as a construction professional for over 25 years in both the Acute and Mental Health environments. A recent graduate of the Lancaster Executive MBA programme, Paul was promoted to the position of Director of Estates at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust in September 2008. With broad operational and capital experience, Paul has extensive experience in the management of Governance/Assurance data through complex Service Level Agreements as both a provider and receiver of information.  Operating at a strategic level within the Acute Trust, Paul is heavily involved in the development of a sustainable Estates Department that offers a safe, cost effective, value for money service.

IAN McMANUS
Assistant Director of Facilities
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool Victoria Hospital
Whinney Heys Road
Blackpool
FY3 8NR
Email: ian.mcmanus@bfwhospitals.nhs.uk
Telephone Number: 01253 306509