Heartbeat: Hello my name is… Diane Halliley

November 21, 2019

Welcome to Interim Associate Director of Quality and Assurance, Diane Halliley.

Diane has had a varied career to date. Having held various roles across NHS Trusts, she brings a wealth of experience into her new role as interim associate director of quality and assurance.

Diane began her career working at South Birmingham Health Authority. From there she’s held various roles all with one thing in common – a strong patient focus. Moving on from being head of customer services and patient safety at NHS Leicester City, Diane held positions at The Wirral Teaching Foundation NHS Trust, London Ambulance Service, and Heart of Birmingham NHS Trust among others.

Over her career, Diane has gained extensive experience within operations management, governance, compliance and risk management in the NHS. Diane has worked both in cities and rural locations. This has allowed her to explore similar issues across trusts whilst devising bespoke solutions for each. It’s these skills that she’ll be using to place a strong emphasis on achieving the best possible quality standards. As always, patient safety will be a key area of interest for Diane.

New to the organisation, Diane is keen to get out and meet staff across our Trust. If you see her about be sure to say hello and give her a warm welcome to Sandwell and West Birmingham.

Outside of work Diane enjoys going to the gym and spending quality time with her family. A mum of three, she recently got married and is yet to set off on her honeymoon. That’s set to take place in 2020 with a trip of a lifetime to Cambodia. A keen traveller, Diane’s favourite holiday destination to date is Hawaii.