The Older People Services work is led by Chris Harvey, Regional Director West and National Older People's Lead. Specialist advice is available from clinicians and practitioners from across health and social care. Chris is keen to hear from Service Users, Carers, as well as professionals in Health and Social Care and those in voluntary organisations about issues relating to older people.
HASCAS also has a network of Senior Consultants, associates and reviewers who contribute to and strengthen the work of the HASCAS team. The team is further supported by team administrator Elwira Jablonska.
The overall strategic direction is determined through discussions at regular
meetings of the Older People Advisory Group.
Chris Harvey
Regional Director West & National Older People's Lead
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Chris Harvey trained and qualified as a Biomedical Scientist during the late 1970s at Grimsby General Hospital, where he specialised in Haematology and Blood Transfusion. In 1980 he moved to work at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, where he completed his post graduate studies and was awarded the Fellowship of the Institute of Biomedical Scientists. Later he helped develop, lecture and administer undergraduate and post graduate training programmes in Haematology.
In 1984 Chris was appointed as Senior Biomedical Scientist (Haematology) at the Royal United Hospital, Bath. Here he continued to develop his technical and analytical skills as well as helping to lead, manage and teach junior staff.
During 1989, Chris moved to Salisbury Healthcare NHS Trust, initially to manage the Haematology and Blood Transfusion department and later appointed Pathology Business Manager. Chris was instrumental in modernising and leading the department through independent external accreditation, organisational review and successfully marketed services to gain new business. He developed, implemented and managed a comprehensive Information Technology system to electronically transmit and report laboratory results. At the same time he established an innovative internal trading system to manage the department’s £2.3m budget. He deputised for the Clinical Support directorate manager and was the Trust’s Controls Assurance project director. During 1999 – 2000 he studied for and was awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in Management. Towards the end of 2000 Chris was seconded to the Commission for Health Improvement as a Clinical Governance Reviewer and took part in some of the early Clinical Governance Reviews.
In 2001, Chris was appointed to the Commission for Heath Improvement as a Review Manager. He led a number of Clinical Governance Reviews in Acute, Primary Care and Mental Health Trusts culminating in the writing of and publication of public reports. Following the creation of the Healthcare Commission in 2004, Chris worked as an Operational Project Manager leading reviews into Heart Disease and the performance of early Foundation Trusts. He developed, in partnership with the Commission for Social Care Inspection, the improvement review methodology for Mental Health. More recently, Chris has been involved in the development and training of inspectors to assess healthcare organisations’ compliance with the Governments Standards for Better Health.
Chris is currently Deputy Chair of Governors and Trustee of a large independent fee paying school, of charitable status, in Wiltshire.