Meet our fundraising team
Georgie Westley, Fundraising Manager
Georgie has worked in the NHS for more than 20 years, latterly within public engagement roles, and is passionate about working with local communities to make a difference to the people of all ages who use healthcare services in Walsall.
Some of Georgie’s fundraising highlights:
- Establishing an annual programme of events which include a boxing match, working in partnership with Well Wishers patron and local boxing hero Martin Gethin
- Creating a state-of-the-art sensory playroom on Walsall Manor Hospital’s Paediatric Assessment Unit
- Purchasing Active Birthing beds for Maternity Services
- Setting up a Baby Aid appeal for mums-to-be who need additional support
- Refurbishing the sensory room used by children with disabilities and complex needs at the Child Development Centre in Shelfield
- Working with the family of a teenager who died from brittle asthma to revamp a “chill out room” for young people on the children’s ward
- Funding an adapted Tai Chi course for Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s the Community Neurological Rehabilitation Team
Georgie said: “I have had the privilege of working with some incredible people during my time as Fundraising Manager; people with a can do attitude who want to enhance our services with items above and beyond what the NHS can provide”
“It is so rewarding to be able to show the generous people of this borough how their donations – no matter how small – have been put to good use in both our hospital and community services. I love my job and am continually amazed by our fundraisers and supporters, many of whom have experienced tragedy and loss, who just want to help others.”
Our Trustees
Professor Martin Levermore MBE DL is a Visiting Professor for Health, Education and Life Science at Birmingham City University (BCU).Martin is a founder and Chief Executive of Medical Devices Technology International Ltd (MDTi) and has been working with the NHS regionally and nationally over the past 18 years, to commercialise and bring to market innovative products and service ideas.
Martin has over 18 years at senior Board level in the life sciences sector and sits on the Executive Board of PIONEER as Commercial Adviser, whilst chairing the advisory board to Health Data Research UK (HDRUK).
Martin holds a Senior Associateship with the Royal Society of Medicine. He is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, and Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts.
Martin is the independent person for the Windrush Compensation Scheme, reporting to the Home Secretary.
He was appointed in 2018 by Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant, Sir John Crabtree OBE, as a Deputy Lieutenant to the West Midlands.
Paul is one of the most experienced and respected finance professionals working in healthcare in the UK. He was elected as National President of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), the leading professional body for finance staff working in UK healthcare, in December 2009 and has more than 25 years’ experience at board level in both the public and commercial sectors.Doubly qualified as an accountant, with a University background in both economics and management, he trained and worked with Ernst & Young Co in the UK after graduation, before specialising in the healthcare and technology sectors.
Paul is a graduate of the Senior Managers Course at Insead (French Business School) and was one of the first FDs to be selected to join the elite NHS Top Leaders Programme in 2010. Paul has a broad portfolio of financial and business experience most recently as European CFO of the US transformational genomics provider Nant Health Inc. In the local NHS Paul has advised policy makers on transformational change through the NHS STP Programme and has also served as Director of Finance and Deputy Chief Executive of Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust. Before that he held similar positions at Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham City Hospital NHS Trust and a number of other board-level appointments in the NHS and private sector.
He is committed to the development of the next generation of healthcare leaders and holds the position of Senior lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton Business School and with others, founded the MBA qualification in Business & Finance for the HFMA Academy in 2017.
Qualifications:
- Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)
- Qualified Member of Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA)
- Fellowship of Healthcare Financial Management Association
Mr Stringer is a qualified accountant with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and holds a Masters qualification in Business Administration (MBA).With over 25 years of experience in the NHS, with 13 of those years as a Board Director, he has experience of commissioning and provider organisations.
His experience covers –
- Primary Care, Community Services and Commissioning (with successor organisations being Walsall CCG and Birmingham cross-city CCG)
- Secondary and Tertiary Care (at University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals)
- Specialist Secondary Care (Birmingham Childrens Hospital Foundation Trust where he helped the Trust secure FT status)
- Regional NHS Planning and Oversight (West Midlands Regional Health Authority)
His role is to provide professional advice to the Board and wider Trust to ensure delivery of the Board’s financial strategy, key statutory financial targets and ensure good internal control.
He is a member and advocate for Healthcare Financial Management (HFMA) having been a past Chairman of the West Midlands Branch where he is now the Treasurer.
Mr Bostock is a highly motivated individual with extensive UK executive experience working in acute care NHS Trusts, Community, Children’s, Primary Care, Prison Health as well as Social Care and the Independent Sector. Whilst in the Independent Sector he developed and implemented a Quality Assurance Assessment Programme delivering a reliable quality assurance profile achieving CQC overall rating of at least good in 100% of hospitals/services ensuring that the group was one of only two acute hospital groups with their entire portfolio achieving a rating of ‘good’.
His knowledge and skills are in management, operations, regulation, governance, assurance, start-ups, and mobilisation. He holds professional qualifications in both Nursing and Allied Health Professions and is a passionate advocate for the profession having developed and delivered a Senior Nurse and AHP leadership programme which was recognised by the RCN.
Mr Bostock has held executive posts as Chief Nurse, Director of Governance/Assurance and as the Director of Infection Prevention & Control, Lead for Information Governance including the implementation of GDPR and holding the position of SIRO, National Speak up Guardian and the national lead for Medical and Nursing Revalidation and Appraisal. He has widespread experience implementing and leading Medical Governance and high-profile patient recalls having led a patient recall of more than 600 patients.
He is a credible role model who possesses excellent interpersonal, communication and facilitation skills. A creative thinker, skilled in the management of change with up-to-date knowledge of leading-edge practice and who demonstrates a proven ability to spearhead and deliver innovation alongside regulatory compliance with the vision to transform plans into reality across complex, multi-agency and multi-site organisations and environments. He was a retained lecturer on the Health MBA at Nottingham University Business School.
Amelia joined Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust as Managing Director in September 2025 from Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board where she was Deputy Chief Transformation Officer. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the transformation of health and care services to enhance patient outcomes and service efficiency in the region.
Prior to this she worked for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, progressing from Deputy Chief Operating Officer to Managing Director over the course of five years. She was responsible for the day to day running of the four hospitals and satellite units.
A Registered Nurse by background, Amelia has worked in both acute and community settings. She worked in London for a decade where she held operational roles at University College London Hospitals and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospitals, before relocating back to the Midlands.
Until September 2025 she was a Trustee for University Hospitals Birmingham Charity.
As a registered nurse who trained at St Bartholomew’s Hospital London, Allison has had an extensive clinical and managerial career, focusing on improving quality, patient safety, patient experience, and clinical quality assurance. Coming through the ranks of the NHS over 40 years has brought experience across a range of NHS commissioning, acute and community trusts, and public health organisations.
Having had regulatory experience with the NHS Trust Development Authority, and more recently in her current role with NHS England and NHS Improvement as an Associate Director of Nursing and Quality, she supported the COVID-19 response with professional expertise in infection prevention and control and healthcare associated infections, leadership, and strategy.
Prior to retirement, Allison was the Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent CCGs – providing clinical leadership, while contributing to the Board’s vision and strategy.
Allison was Chairman of the Royal Navy Registered Stafford Sea Scout Group and Vice Chair of St James Primary School, where her daughters attended. She voluntarily brought her NHS governance experience to both groups, and successfully steered both committees through their respective inspections.