University of St Andrews, Scotland

Heather Shearer is an educator, coach and facilitator who specialises in quality improvement and leadership. She is an associate with Quality Improvement Clinic Ltd and has roles with the Universities of St Andrews and Dundee. After completing her PhD in Psychology in 2001, she worked in the UK healthcare system for 20 years and now works supporting people who work in the NHS. She qualified as an Improvement Advisor with IHI in wave 7 and holds qualifications in teaching and coaching. In recent years she has supported and encouraged over 50 quality improvement projects directly tackling aspects of planetary health.