Meet our wonderful team!

1. Niche Team Chart – Partners, Directors,
and Business Team
Meet our wonderful team!
Partner Team
Kate Jury, Managing Partner, BA
Kate is a healthcare governance specialist of 20 years and has worked with over 300 organisations
nationally on specialist reviews.
James Fitton, Partner, MA, MBA, MSc

2. James’s emphasis is on service evaluation and modelling-based service strategy, grounded in
evidence-based practice and workable approaches.
Mary-Ann Bruce, Partner, MBA prev. RGN, RSCN and RHV.
Mary-Ann has led high-profile investigations across the UK involving serious incidents, mortality reviews
and system failures
Tom McCarthy, Partner, BSc, MSc
A health economist by background, Tom has many decades of applied consulting in strategy
development, finance and healthcare modelling.
Director Team
Emma Foreman, Director, BSc

3. Former Registered General Nurse. Experienced in delivering complex reviews and investigations into
clinical practice, governance and culture.
Kathryn Hyde-Bales, Director, BSc
Kathryn has a wealth of experience in investigations, regulation, and governance. She also has hands-on
operational experience.
Danni Sweeney, Director, BA
Governance specialist with ten years of experience in reviewing and designing healthcare corporate and
quality governance systems.
Dr Paul Smith, Director, BSc, PhD
Healthcare analytics and finance specialist, with over 16 years’ experience in delivering complex
quantitative and qualitative analysis.

4. Business Team
Sue Bagshaw, Business Manager
Sue plays a central role in day-to-day financial and framework management, she coordinates our tender
submissions and ensures the business continues to run smoothly.
Edlin Tate, Project Support
Edlin supports senior consultants in undertaking independent quality assessments, evaluations,
governance and due diligence reviews.
Saagar Chohan, Project Support, BA, MSc
Saagar supports the consulting team in undertaking independent quality assessments, evaluations and
governance reviews.

5. Ros Gray, Assistant Business Manager, BA
Ros coordinates our client deliverable quality control and brand processes. Ros ensures that all of our
client deliverables are brand-aligned.