1. STUART BARBER
111 Downton Avenue, London SW2 3TX | H : 020 8671 8720 | M: 07966 950249 |
sjb01081964@gmail.com
http://uk.linkedin.com/in/stuartjbarber
SUMMARY
A highly experienced external communication, campaigns, policy and public affairs healthcare specialist
with extensive in-house healthcare (oncology) experience. A knowledge of the political, healthcare and
policy environment across the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) with a demonstrable record of successful
patient-focused campaigns in driving policy change in relation access to treatment issues in particular
supporting patient access to medicines and addressing access issues. Strong health technology appraisal
experience across the UK, including NICE, SMC and AWMSG.
SKILLS
Healthcare communication specialists, external relations, external affairs, public affairs, public relations,
media relations, patient advocacy, patient relations, government affairs, parliamentary and NHS
stakeholder engagement, partnership working.
CAREER HISTORY and EXPERIENCE
May 2012 to March 2016 Campaigns Director / Head of Campaigns and
Communications
Beating Bowel Cancer – London United Kingdom
 Lead the charity’s policy focused influencing, public awareness raising
and public affairs activity across the UK, including the devolved nations,
providing leadership in our campaigns for fair and equal access to
treatments.
 Drove the charity’s status and share of voice in discussions about
patient access to cancer medicines in England, Scotland and Wales.
 Participated in the Department of Health’s Cancer Drugs Fund Short Life
Working Group to shape the future of accessing and assessing cancer
medicines in England.
 An active member of the CDF Charity Coalition to influence to review of
the Cancer Drugs Fund in England.
 Participated in the ABPI Patient Organisation Forum.
 Represented the charity in high level dialogue with Government
Ministers, parliamentarians, policy makers, the NHS and the media
across the UK.
 Delivered award-winning Access for All campaign in Scotland.
 Gave evidence to parliamentary committees and reviews including
Scottish Parliament Access to New Medicines Review; Welsh
Government IPFR Review; Cancer Drugs Fund Review.
 Commentated on the Cancer Drugs Fund and general access issues
including acting as media spokesperson.
 Participated in NICE HTA Committee meetings and SMC PACE
Committee meetings.
 Developed a strong, UK-wide patient advocacy network and taking
shared responsibility for proper “stewardship” of our supporters – our
Bowel Cancer Voices and to maximise opportunities for patient
advocacy
April 2011 to April 2012 Media and PR Manager (maternity cover)
The Fairtrade Foundation – London United Kingdom
 International Trade and Development policy

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 Consumer and corporate communications on key policy issues such as
Fairtrade and Fairmined Gold, Fairtrade Cosmetics and The Great
Cotton Stitch Up (Fairtrade Cotton)
 Managing accounts across a range of internal clients, external licensees,
commercial partners and their media representatives.
April 2008 to April 2010 Head of Press and PR
CLIC Sargent – London United Kingdom
 Headed up a five strong team of press officers.
 Oversaw all strategic communications support for campaigning and
policy initiatives and other key strategic projects including Childhood
Cancer Awareness Month.
 Launch of the charity’s first major policy report More Than My Illness –
a review aimed to develop a model of future service delivery in
community based care.
 Developed campaigns and influencing strategy for the More Than My
Illness report.
August 2007 to April 2008 Head of Policy and Public Affairs (maternity cover)
British Heart Foundation – London United Kingdom
 Managed the Policy, Public Affairs and Campaigns team (9 strong) in
delivering an impactful issue-led policy campaigning and advocacy
strategy.
 Oversaw the development of the organisation’s public affairs
programme across the four devolved nations of the United Kingdom.
 Drove the development of BHF policy across a number of health issues
including childhood obesity, teenage smoking cessation, junk food
marketing.
 Oversaw the development of the policy case for Government
intervention on non broadcast junk food marketing to children and the
successful launch of the ‘Don’t Target My Kids’ campaign aimed at
getting parents behind a petition to Government.
 Established a National Campaign for Cardiac Rehabilitation.
 Acted as a media spokesperson on health policy issues.
September 2003 to
August 2007
Campaigns Manager
Crisis – United Kingdom
 Lead role in the strategic development and implementation of a
programme of Crisis policy campaigns.
 I had responsibility for developing campaign strategies to raise the
profile of Crisis and deliver lasting policy change for homeless people.
 Campaign success for Weapons of Mass Instruction (fighting
homelessness through learning and skills) to ensure that learning
opportunities for homeless people became a funding priority for
Government. This became a reality with the announcement to invest
£70million in new funding for places of change for homelessness
people.
 Successful launch of the Hidden Homeless: Britain’s Invisible City policy
campaign highlighting that there were 380,000 hidden homeless people
in the UK. The term ‘hidden homelessness’ was subsequently
recognised in Government and a key campaign ask calling for a hidden
homeless census was adopted in the ODPM Select Committee report on
homelessness (2005).