Meet the team

Find out more about our staff.

 

Chief Officer (Bristol, North Somerset, South Glos): Vicky Marriott

Vicky oversees our contract to deliver statutory funded work across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. Her role includes chairing our prioritising meetings, liaising with key stakeholders, and managing the delivery of outcomes through co-production work with communities. She has a seat on Health and Wellbeing Boards, Health Scrutiny Committees, the System Quality Group, Primary Care Strategy Board, and the North and West Locality Partnership Board.

Since 2019 Vicky has won commissioned work from the Integrated Care System's Insights and Engagement team, North Bristol Trust, Bristol Health Partners, North Somerset Council, and the Ageing Well Programme Board.

 vicky@healthwatchbnssg.co.uk 

Our staff

Bristol Projects and Engagement Officer: Bella Brereton

Bella spends time meeting with different members of the public and hearing about their experiences of health and social care, as well as working on projects which are driven by such feedback. Bella has a background in psychology, and has worked with a diverse range of individuals, including young people and those accessing drug and alcohol services.

0117 2033594

bella@healthwatchbristol.co.uk

Bristol Community Engagement Officer: Janine Garel

Janine's role is to support the Bristol Projects and Community Engagements Officer in engaging communities, gathering evidence and views from a diverse range of communities, individuals and groups across Bristol. Her background is in equality and human rights law and practice. She worked at the Bristol Law Centre for many years until the early 2000s when she moved to London and worked as a Senior Equality Diversity and Inclusion Specialist for 14 years, moving back to Bristol in 2021.  

0117 2033594

janine@healthwatchbristol.co.uk

Engagement and Programme manager: Julie Bird

After completing a psychology degree with the Open University, Julie worked in welfare for 20 years, beginning as a hospital inspector with NHS Scotland and qualifying as a person-centred counsellor and trained CBT therapist. More recently, Julie has worked for Bristol City Council - both as a business development manager for the Energy Service and as a project delivery lead for Community Learning.

 07871 388989

julie@healthwatchbnssg.co.uk

North Somerset Projects and Engagement Officer: Katie White

Katie worked as a nurse for more than 20 years and has volunteered for organisations such as Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership and Healthwatch. Katie is passionate about ensuring local people can access the services they need to maintain their health and wellbeing, and will be using her wealth of experience to carry out engagement and project work across the North Somerset area.

01275 244238

katie@healthwatchnorthsomerset.co.uk

South Glos Projects and Engagement Officer: Anna King

Anna has worked in a freelance capacity for Healthwatch since 2022 on a wide range of research and engagement projects, looking at issues such as dignity in hospital care, maternal mental health, and adult social care services. Anna has a background in health and social care research and evaluation in the voluntary sector, and has worked at the University of Bristol in health services research and systematic reviewing, and the University of the West of England (UWE) in policy research.

01454 506176

anna@healthwatchsouthglos.co.uk

Volunteer Co-ordinator: Jacqui Reeves

Jacqui's role is to recruit, train and support volunteers which is a vital part of Healthwatch BNSSG. Without the support of our volunteers, we would not be able to carry out our vital work. Jacqui has worked in the Voluntary Sector and food sustainability sector for many years, predominately involved in food insecurity. She was CEO of FareShare Southwest for ten years from its start in Bristol and has developed many volunteer training and employability programmes. She currently teaches for Community Learning Bristol as well as her part time role with Healthwatch BNSSG. 

0330 055 3251

jacqui@healthwatchbnssg.co.uk

Data and Insights Officer: Miriam Booth

Miriam is responsible for recording, analysing and summarising the data and feedback that we receive to help bring about improvements and positive changes to the services people receive in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire. She worked in management in the distribution sector for over 20 years and particularly enjoyed being involved in the introduction and development of data systems, and in producing clear data to guide decision making.

miriam@healthwatchbnssg.co.uk

Communications Officer: Helen West

Helen heads up our communications, including our websites, social media, newsletters, print publications, and press. She creates brand-specific content for each of the areas we cover, promoting our work and building awareness of Healthwatch. Collecting patient feedback via digital platforms and offering signposting advice are a key part of Helen's role, along with developing strong links with partners such as the NHS, local authority, and health and social care providers.

07857 055804

helen@healthwatchbnssg.co.uk

Admin and Finance Support Officer: Bethany Marshall

Bethany supports our staff team, our Board, and our volunteers by managing our day-to-day office and administrative functions. This includes bookkeeping, taking minutes, and organising meetings and events.

03300 553251 (Option 6)

bethany@healthwatchbnssg.co.uk

Meet our volunteers

We rely on our volunteers to feedback what is happening in the community. Meet our team of volunteers and the various roles they carry out on our behalf.

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