Pippa joined the team in March 2021 as ARC West Chief Operating Officer.

Pippa manages the operational aspects of ARC West and is responsible for the efficient management of the unit. She manages and maintains the complex internal and external relationships, both within the local region and across the country, to develop the research and ensure its relevance to our partners and the NHS. She also is responsible for the unit’s budgetary planning, management reporting and developing and implementing operational policies and procedures to ensure robust research and management governance.

Pippa has a wealth of programme management experience, from managing trials, NIHR programme grants, and more recently a Health Foundation funded national trial of the PReCePT quality improvement intervention in collaboration with our regional AHSN, the national AHSN network and ARC West.