Dave is Chief Executive of Warrington Disability Partnership and joined the Trust as an associate non-executive director in November 2021.
As well as founding the internationally recognised user-led charity he is also founder and event co-ordinator of Disability Awareness Day, the world’s largest annual voluntary-led disability exhibition. In 2015 Dave retired from a 20-year NHS career where he worked in governance, nursing and quality.
He was Assistant Director of Inclusion and Partnerships for 10 years.
Dave has chaired the NHS North West Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Forum as well as national and international conferences on disability, independent living and equality, diversity and inclusion.
He has presented lectures and training to more than 60,000 staff from statutory, private and third sectors.
A full-time wheelchair user since 1989 following a spinal cord injury, Dave has a unique understanding of healthcare services from three perspectives – patient, senior management and as a service provider.