Helen Buckingham

Helen Buckingham is a well known figure in the world of healthcare strategy and policy. With a career spanning over 3 decades, she is recognised as an expert in healthcare leadership, policy analysis and strategic planning. 

During her career, Helen has held a range of positions that have given her deep experience of healthcare strategy and policy development, and of ensuring that governance arrangements enable both effective decision-making and change and innovation. Now working as an independent consultant, she was the Director of Strategy at the Nuffield Trust health policy think tank for seven years, following 20 years experience at Board level in both local and national NHS organisations. 

Helen has particular expertise in the development and implementation of strategies leading to the clear delivery of outcomes, including improving outcomes for marginalised and minoritised communities. She also focuses on the development of effective partnerships within organisations and across systems, including public-private partnerships and partnerships between public bodies and the populations they serve.

Helen is actively involved in a range of advisory boards, committees and professional networks. She has associate and senior advisor roles with the King’s Fund, PPL and the Good Governance Institute. In addition she chairs National Voices, the leading coalition of health and social care charities in England, is a Trustee of the Royal Voluntary Service and a Non Executive Director of the Private Healthcare Information Network.