Meet the Board
The PRSB Board are a group of health and care professionals and industry experts who oversee the development and implementation of PRSB information standards across the UK. Together they areĀ passionate about making health and care better for everyone, using good data to support safer and more connected care.
Professor Reecha Sofat
Chair of the PRSB
Professor Reecha SofatĀ practices general internal medicineāÆand is also anĀ Associate Director at theĀ British Heart FoundationĀ Data Science CentreĀ which is led by Health Data Research UK (HDRUK).Ā
Reecha was also announced as aĀ Fellow of theĀ Academy of Medical Sciences inĀ May 2024, recognising her remarkable contribution to advancing biomedical and health sciences, ground-breaking research discoveries and translating developments into benefits for patients and wider society.āÆĀ
Oliver Lake
Chief Executive Officer (Transition)
With 20+ years in the NHS, Oliver has expansive executive leadership skills in transformation, communications, public engagement, programme management and IT, with over 12 years at director level.
Prior to joining PRSB in 2022, Oliver completed a secondment to set up the highly successful national Covid-19 vaccination programme. He has held responsibility for the development and delivery of commercial partnerships with public, private and third sector organisations, particularly in the field of at-scale transactional, technology, clinical and consulting services.
Dr Afzal Chaudhry
Non-executive Director
Dr Afzal Chaudhry is a Consultant Nephrologist and the Chief Medical Information Officer at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust (CUH).
He leads the CUH eHospital programme delivering a trust-wide HIMSS Stage 6 electronic patient record, and the Informatics component of the Population and Quantitative Science theme in the Cambridge NIHR Biomedical Research Centre.
Dr Chaudhry is also the secondary care representative on the NHS Standardisation Committee for Care Information.
Charlie McCay
Non-executive Director
Charlie McCay is the owner of Ramsey Systems, a healthcare information consultancy business, working with HL7, ISO and CEN to enable effective and safe sharing of information.Ā
Charlie McCay has spent more than 30 years providing digital leadership and technical expertise to the NHS Ā and international healthcare organisations focusing on interoperability standards, information modelling and frameworks for assessing the quality and safety of digital technologies including health apps.
Claire Sutton
Non-executive Director
Claire Sutton is a registered nurse with over 10 years experience and was appointed the Transformational Lead for the Independent Health and Social Care (IHSC) in August 2022. She has previously worked in care homes, private hospitals, as a member of the clinical safety team for a software supplier and Digital Transformation Lead for the National Care Forum.
Claire brings great expertise and leadership skills developed during a long career in social care, coupled with a strong interest and background in informatics and the digital social care agenda.
Chris Graham
Non-executive Director
Chris has been CEO of Picker since 2017, leading the organisation as well as contributing to its research and practice.
Prior to becoming CEO, Chris led Pickerās research division where he was responsible for overseeing the development and coordination of large-scale research and evaluation projects, including the NHS Patient and Staff Survey Coordination Centres.Ā
Chris has also worked at the CQC and its predecessor, the Healthcare Commission.