Savera UK

Aislinn has many years’ experience working as a senior public health professional with a community nursing background. She has 30 years’ of strategic management experience across the NHS, academia and local government. Aislinn was Director of Public Health at West Lancashire PCT and is a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. Aislinn is also the Chair of East Cheshire NHS Trust. Aislinn has been a supporter of Savera UK from the beginning.

Yogita Parmar is an accomplished senior leader and business coach with 30 years’ of experience, and the founder of Melvue Ltd. She is recognised for improving efficiencies, productivity, boosting revenue streams and driving customer satisfaction. She has an impressive track record working with teams in high pressured environments to increase collaboration, creativity, and agility, and she excels with team dynamics and creating a culture of a generative mindset.

Dr Susan Waigwa is qualified in public health and social work with expertise both in practice and research. She has been working with marginalised communities; with victims/survivors of domestic abuse; with those affected or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and forced marriage. She has also been working around the wider women’s health issues associated with childbirth, menopause and ageing.

Nashaba Ellahi is an experienced Deputy Director of Nursing and Midwifery, with over 30 years’ experience as a Registered Nurse, she has extensive experience in clinical and professional practice, education, acute and community Nursing and project management. Responsibilities include the delivery of the professional and strategic development of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions and Safer Staffing. Transformational leader, driving positive changes, and a highly effective communicator with the ability to forge positive working relationships across professional boundaries and at all levels, including system leaders and governing bodies.

Salma Shah is the Founder of the unique award-winning Mastering Your Power an accredited coach training and inclusive leadership programme.She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, “Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in Coaching, a motivational game changer of how to confidently and courageously meet the complex needs of all employees by taking actions that shift the dial towards creating inclusive and future-focused successful organisations”.

The book has been described as ‘timely, challenging and compassionate. There is an impressive list of teams and corporations that have sought Salma’s expertise including, Co-op Group, John Lewis Partnership, Pearson, Skipton Building Society, British Transport Police and the Metropolitan Police.

Julia Sellers is a safeguarding expert and currently Head of Student Services at the University of Liverpool. This role focuses on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of students. Julia has previously been Head of Services at PSS managing a wide range of services including the Health Trainers, Post Natal Depression Service and Spinning World, a service which offered psychological therapies to refugees and asylum seekers.