The Advisory Group

Trishna is a multi-award winning patient engagement consultant and patient advocate, who works with various stakeholders in healthcare and the life sciences to better embed the patient voice in their work. She lives with several long-term health conditions, including multiple sclerosis, and is a patron/ambassador for several charities, as well as being a visiting lecturer in patient engagement at King's College London.

Ruth is a health librarian who has spent the majority of her career in the voluntary sector, most recently at Macmillan Cancer Support. She is Head of Knowledge and Library Services at NHS England and co-leads activity on health literacy and patient information.

She represents the CILIP Health Libraries Group on the Advisory Group and is interested both in the production of high-quality health information and in ensuring that it is used to the benefit of patients and the public.

Selina is Service Manager (Editorial) in Macmillan Cancer Support’s cancer information development team. She has worked been responsible for producing information on health, social care and related fields for many years, and for establishing and maintaining quality assurance in its publication.

Michele has more than 20 years’ experience in writing and editing public health information for both the public and health professionals. In her role at the PHA, she takes complex information and turns it into user-friendly text for print and digital publication. Michele is committed to producing high quality health information that empowers people to make decisions about their health and help them live longer, healthier lives. 

Joanna works at Digital Health and Care Wales, a Special Health Authority for digital services which has been formed from NHS Wales Informatics Service. She is working on a new Welsh Government sponsored Digital Services for Patients and the Public Programme to develop the NHS Wales App for patients to be empowered to be responsible for and contribute to their health and wellbeing, have access to information and records, and interactions with health and care professionals.

Carol is the Evidence Manager for NHS Lanarkshire. She manages the library service and knowledge services team, the patient information team, and translations. Carol's teams are responsible for managing patient information produced across the Board. They provide readability checks and train staff in health literacy and writing patient information. Carol is part of the National Knowledge Services Network in Scotland and brings a Scottish perspective to the advisory group.

Lynsey has worked in health libraries since 2005, working in academic sector and the NHS before joining The King’s Fund’s library service in 2016.

She is an active member of CILIP Health Libraries Group (HLG) and was Co-Chair between 2021-25.

Louise joined Anthony Nolan in 2018 as a Copywriter, and nabbed a coveted role in the Patient Services team in 2021. She has a background in creating health and social content for young people (where no topic is TMI!) and is most passionate about making people’s lives that bit easier with accessible, engaging, empowering information.

Steph specialises in health information and digital content design in the NHS. She leads on inclusive and accessible information delivery across 5 hospitals and community sites. With a background in frontline care, Steph is deeply committed to implementing practices that address health inequalities and uplift groups at disproportionate risk.

Rachael has worked in the NHS since 2009. Rachael's clinical background is as a Speech and Language Therapist. Rachael currently works in clinical quality improvement in mental health and learning disability services. Rachael has a particular interest in public health and the link between good quality accessible health information and the prevention of health inequalities.

Knut is a practising GP in Bristol and helps organisations provide health information, promote self-care and signpost services through PIF TICK certified mobile apps.

Alice is a GP, clinical director at Cognitant Group and clinical lead at ApptHealth. In all her roles, Alice advocates for empowering patients and the public with knowledge and understanding to improve their own health and wellbeing. She has a particular interest in child health and prevention.

Juhi is a GP with 18 years clinical experience. She co-founded Cognitant Group, a company that develops accessible health education to improve understanding and outcomes. 

Passionate about tackling misinformation, improving health literacy and advancing health equity, Juhi has a strong interest in digital innovation and  AI. Now based in the US, Juhi brings an international view to the group.