Your Healthwatch Rotherham Strategic Advisory Board is made up of volunteers with a wealth of experience in health and social care in Rotherham.

The board oversees the work of Healthwatch Rotherham, meeting every month to review our progress against the priorities we set and helping us make decisions about what to focus on.

The board meetings are minuted and are available to read on request.  If you would like to receive the board minutes, please email info@healthwatchrotherham.org.uk or call us on 01709 717130.

We are currently recruiting for Strategic Advisory Board member volunteers.

Would you like to help make a difference to health and social care in Rotherham?

Meet our board members:

Kathy Wilkinson (Chair of the board)

I have recently left my position at Voluntary Action Rotherham as the Mental Health Provider Network Manager to work in the community, particularly the deprived areas of Ferham and Masbrough. I now represent Steel City Community Consultancy and I have recently been speaking at events about mental health in the community, I am very much still part of the community offer. I love how Rotherham has a passionate community of groups keen to support people with prevention and early intervention in relation to their mental health. There are many community groups doing a fantastic job of bringing in funding to put on activities for the people of Rotherham. 
 
I joined the Healthwatch advisory board so I could be a part of everything good about services in Rotherham and if anything isn't top notch, we can work to make it better.  I am very proud to have been appointed Chair of Healthwatch Rotherham, this fits so well with my ethos and aspirations for Rotherham to have the best healthcare and mental health services. 

Tony Swindells (deputy Chair)

Hello, I am Tony Swindells, I have been with my husband Michael for 28 years. I am involved
with The Rainbow Project based in Wath upon Dearne which is an LGBTQ+ peer support
group. We support people to become the best version of themselves no matter what that is.
 

I joined HealthWatch in November 2024 to understand their independent role in the delivery
of health and social care in the area and to be a voice for our community. I look forward to
learning more about how we can work together for the people of Rotherham.

Alison North

My name is Alison North, and I have been a nurse for 35 years.  I work part time within Mental Health Services, specialising in Dementia Care in Rotherham.  I also volunteer for the Alzheimer's Society.

I joined Healthwatch earlier this year to find out more about their independent role in how health and social care is delivered and used in Rotherham.  Being a member of the board, meeting once a month, is interesting and rewarding. I get the option to get involved in engaging with people using services to gather their views on their experience.  I am looking forward to getting involved in the forthcoming enter and view project which will be looking at the experience of people living within care home in Rotherham.  

In my spare time, I love growing my own vegetables in the garden and riding a tandem bike around the UK with my husband.

Zanib Rasool

Dr Zanib Rasool, MBE

I am the partnership and development manager at Rotherham United Community Trust, and we do a lot of work around improving people’s health and well-being by increasing physical activity and reducing isolation.

Over the years, I have sat on a number of boards, bringing my knowledge of equality, diversity, and inclusion, being a voice for the community, and raising their issues at the highest level.

I look forward to contributing to the work of Healthwatch Rotherham.

Aldisa Musaj

I am Aldisa Musaj and have recently joined the Strategic Advisory Board. I am also a general adviser of Citizens Advice Rotherham. 
 
I was interested to join SAB, because of the amazing independent work they do to improve the services of our local community. We have monthly discussions where we all as a team have a meeting to discuss and make decisions for a better outcome within our service for the community.