Preparing a successful PENNA entry

Ruth Evans MBE, Managing Director, Patient Experience Network (PEN).

Ruth is the founder of PEN. She is delighted to see how the understanding of patient experience and experience in general, is developing and improving.

Ruth can be found on Twitter @PEN_NEWS.

Chris Graham, Group CEO, Picker.

Chris has been Picker’s CEO since 2017 and has been a judge for the PEN awards for a number of years. He enjoys reading innovative, impactful entries.

Chris can be found on Twitter @ChrisGrahamUK.

Hanan L’Estrange-Snowden, Insight Manager, Picker.

Hanan will be chairing the panel. Working at Picker, Hanan supports the charity’s partners and clients to better understand and improve people’s experiences of health and social care.

Kuldeep Singh, Quality Improvement Advisor, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS FT.

Kuldeep has been a former entrant, overall winner and a judge for the PEN awards over a number of years. He is proud to be part of the evolving NHS patient experience and co-production journey. He finds the award entries a delight to read and inspiration for new ideas.

Kuldeep can be found on Twitter @KuldeepNHS.

Michaela Tait, Senior Manager Personalised Care, NHS England.

Michaela has worked in the NHS for 25 years in roles with a common thread; ensuring patient, family and carer voice is heard and the insight is used to create positive change.

Michaela has been a judge for the PEN awards for a number of years and has also attended the ceremony as a ‘shortlisted’ delegate. She considers being a judge a privilege; it is a fabulous opportunity to hear about the innovative ways that patient, family and carer experience is being used to the best effect.

Michaela can be found on Twitter @michaelatait8 (and was a previous winner of PENNA # BestTweeter).

Jean Tucker, Patient Experience Improvement Manager, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT.

As well as a judge, Jean has been a winner or runner up in several categories of the PEN awards including Patient Experience NHS Manager of the Year. Jean loves hearing about new innovative ways of improving patient and staff experience, especially through these challenging times.

Jean is a member of the award-winning Patient Experience Team at Gloucestershire NHSFT and also manages a PALS team.

Jean can be found on Twitter @thejeantucker.

Nicola Wayne, Senior Brand Manager, Nutricia UK.

After working as a Dietitian across NHS Hospital Trusts, Nicola joined the commercial healthcare world. In her current role, she has responsibility for marketing the Nutricia Homeward service which provides support at home to over 30,000 tube-fed patients.

Implementing service developments which enhance patients’ experience is key and Nicola is passionate about bringing the patients’ perspective into all business decisions.

Nicola can be found on Twitter @wayne_nik.