Meet your Healthwatch Camden team members.
Matthew Parris - Director
Matthew is Healthwatch Camden's Director.
Matthew has been in the health and social care sector for over 15 years, leading teams and advocating for people that use services. His career has included the management of front-line community care services, shaping national policy with NICE and, most recently, leading a local Healthwatch.
At Healthwatch Surrey, he developed a team that achieved national recognition for its work. Overseeing investigations that supported multi-million-pound business cases for investment in service, and initiating collaborations with Integrated Care Systems to transform the way services engage with people.
When not at work, Matthew enjoys time outdoors with his family and volunteers as the Chair of Governors at a local Primary School.
Telephone: 020 7383 2402
Shelly Khan - Engagement and Partnership Lead
Shelly is Healthwatch Camden's Engagement and Partnership Lead. She has experience in working in partnership with residents and stakeholders to identify health and social care needs, and gaps in local services. Please note that Shelly is currently on a sabbatical and will return in 2020.
Telephone 020 7383 2402
Anna Wright - Policy and Insight Lead
Anna is Healthwatch Camden’s Policy and Insight Lead. She has experience at the global and national level in the field of health policy and research, including working for the World Health Organisation and for the Dartmouth Centre for Healthcare Delivery Science. She has a Master’s Degree in Health Policy, Planning and Finance. Anna lives and grew up in Camden.
Telephone: 020 7383 2402
Anna Walsh - Interim Community Engagement and Partnerships Lead
Anna is Healthwatch Camden’s interim Engagement and Partnerships Lead. She is originally from Boston, USA, and has experience working with community groups to co-design local projects and services. She also has experience building coalitions with various stakeholders in order to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Boston. She has a Master’s Degree in Public Health with concentrations in two areas: Community health design and implementation, and maternal and child health.
Telephone 020 7383 2402
Email: anna.walsh@healthwatchcamden.co.uk
Jemma (Zemfira) Ayton - Project and Volunteers Lead
Jemma is Healthwatch Camden’s Project and Volunteers Lead. She is experienced in working collaboratively in corporate, academic and voluntary sector projects. She has a PhD in Social Sciences, and her academic interests are in the fields of social anthropology, ethnography and qualitative social research methods. Jemma lives in Camden and is involved in a number of community-building initiatives.
Telephone: 020 7383 2402