Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA), England

Sue has worked in the NHS for over 40 years after initially starting her career as a librarian. Sue trained as a nurse, then midwife and worked clinically for over 15 years before developing her interest in OD and learning. Sue worked as an Executive Director in a Teaching Trust before moving to become the Lead Improvement Director for NHSI in 2015. For the last five years Sue has worked with Trust in Quality and Financial Special Measures and latterly as the National Director
for Intensive Support.

Sue is committed to providing support to organisations and systems to improve and has developed a flexible and responsive offer which has involved developing a team approach to intensive support. Sue believes it is more ‘how’ we go about supporting organisations than ‘what’ we do as a key part is enabling organisations to learn how to improve and sustain improvement. Sue, has a particular interest in how we support leaders in these most challenged organisations and systems be their ‘best self’, looking after their own wellbeing whilst role modelling the leadership we need for collaboration.

Sue was appointed as Aqua’s Chief Executive in June 2022.