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Executive team

Keith Conradi, Chief Investigator

Keith is highly experienced in leading serious accident investigations across the world. He was Chief Inspector of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) from 2010 to 2016. He has been a professional pilot for nearly 40 years, flying a range of military fast jets, civil airliners and private helicopters. In 2016 he became the founding member of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch and is the current Chief Investigator.

Dr Kevin Stewart, Executive Medical Director and Deputy Chief Investigator

Prior to joining HSIB, Kevin was Director of the Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Unit at the Royal College of Physicians in London, where he led national clinical audits, databases, quality improvement and patient safety work. His clinical background is in geriatric medicine, which he still practices part time in Winchester. He was Medical Director and Deputy CEO of the acute trust in Winchester until 2009, then spent a year as a Health Foundation Quality Improvement Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston. Whilst in the US he undertook a master’s degree in public health at Harvard.

Lynne Spencer, Executive Director of Corporate Services

Lynne has worked in the NHS for more than 18 years across corporate governance, strategic communications, risk management and policy development. She is experienced at managing multiple and complex corporate portfolios. Prior to HSIB she was Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs at Whittington Health NHS Trust. She has also held roles at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, North West London Collaboration of Clinical Commissioning Groups, NHS England and NHS Resolution.


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