Director for Patients and Public at NHS Connecting for Health
Marlene Winfield is Director for Patients and Public at NHS Connecting for Health. Before joining the NHS, Marlene was Head of Policy Research and Strategy at the National Consumer Council, working particularly in the areas of data protection, freedom of information, and civil justice.
She was made an OBE in 2000 for services to civil justice reform.
Marlene was a founder and trustee of Public Concern at Work, a free legal advice centre that helps employees and employers deal with ethical dilemmas at work. For ten years, she was an adviser to the UK’s biggest ethical investment funds, Friends’ Provident’s Stewardship. For 15 years, Marlene ran a support group for women injured by a faulty contraceptive device (the Dalkon Shield), helping many get compensation from the manufacturer.
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