Professor of Practice in Health and Care Improvement, Warwick Business School and, Senior Fellow,  Institute for Healthcare Improvement; USA

Helen Bevan is Professor of Practice in Health and Care Improvement at Warwick Business School, England and Senior Fellow of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, USA. She acts as a strategic advisor to many organisations and systems in the English NHS and to leaders and policymakers in health and care systems globally. She is a member of the of ISQua’s International Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care.

With over three decades of experience as a leader of large scale change, Helen has been instrumental in leading numerous improvement initiatives that have significantly impacted patient care and healthcare systems. Early in her career, she led the Leicester Royal Improvement Re-engineering Programme, which won the Hewlett Packard Golden Helix Award for the best healthcare innovation initiative in Europe. Helen has also been a national leader in the NHS, spearheading projects like the Cancer Services Collaborative and the 10 High Impact Changes for Service Improvement and Delivery. Her contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including being named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Healthcare.

Helen is known for her innovative approach to change, blending new ideas with a deep understanding of complex systems. Her work has been featured in various publications, including the Harvard Business Review and best-selling books like “Humanocracy: how to create an organisation as amazing as the people in it” and “New Power.” Helen is one of the top social influencers in healthcare leadership globally, with more than three million interactions each month through her thought leadership social media activities, virtual presentations, commentaries and blogs.