Our Consulting Team and Key Associates At Niche

Consulting Team

Ashley Nuttall, Trainee, BSc

Hands-on Safeguarding experience within the education sector, Ashley has experience dealing with complex, multi-agency cases.

Elizabeth Donovan, LLB (Senior)

Specialist in serious incidents in mental health particularly around NHS management, investigations, and governance systems.

Mary Smith, BA, DiPSW, MSc, AMHP, BIA. (Senior)

Experienced Social Worker. Expert concerning safeguarding, social work and social care matters.

Michelle Carberry, BA, Chartered Accountant. (Senior)

Over 30 years experience in finance, governance and performance roles in the public sector.

Sue Salas, BSc (Hons), MSc, MSc prev. RGN, RMN. (Senior)

Experienced in consultancy projects of varying size and complexity with a focus on evaluative techniques.

Ravinder Bratch, MSc and Chartered Human Factors Specialist. (Senior)

Experienced in system-wide serious incident investigations.

Andrea Tipping, BSc, MSc, RMN

Experience in managing provider services and partnership working across health and social care. CQC and regulation specialist.

Jenny Treanor, B.Nurs, CMS, prev RGN, NDN Cert and HV Cert.(Senior)

Specialist in large-scale evaluation work. Experienced in NHS complaints handling and engagement practices.

Sarah Dunnett RMN, RGN (Senior)

Experience in health care and health and social care regulation. Experienced in leading complex investigations which involve multiple agencies.

Ben Himsworth, Data Scientist, Msci

Experienced in the quantitative aspects of capacity and demand modelling, pathway evaluations and investigations.

Dr George Price, Data Scientist, Mmath, PhD

George is a data scientist who specialises in quantitative analysis and uncertainty quantification together with capacity and demand modelling.

Gosia Davies, Deputy Business Manager, MSc

Experienced project manager. Managing PS Team. Strategic oversight of IG, IT and Quality at Niche.

Our Key Associates

At Niche we work with a varied range of skilled associates. All of our Associates work to our strict guidelines and procedures and all are Partner allocated on reviews. Our key project associates are:

Nick Moor, Partner Emeritus, MBA, Pg Dip Law

Complex independent investigations and reviews, and provides supervision and project management for Niche projects.

Carol Rooney, Director Emeritus, BA, MSc, PhD, RMN

Complex independent investigations and reviews, supervision and project management for Niche projects.

Sophie Stephenson, ACA, ICSA

Experienced in leading key aspects of well-led and other corporate, quality and financial governance reviews. Sophie works extensively on Niche projects.

Naomi Ibbs

Naomi has conducted many independent mental health homicide and serious incident investigations for Niche and is a valued member of our associate team.

Our Employee Owned Trust (EOT) Chairman

Nigel Gloudon, FCCA

FCCA since 2004, with a varied background in accountancy practice (assurance and advisory) and NHS finance. Nigel has significant experience of ‘Big 4’ consultancy having worked for both PWC and Deloitte LLP in specialist roles. Nigel become our Independent Trustee (Chairman) in June 2023, at the outset of our Employee Ownership Journey and provides significant Board leadership as well as guidance to our staff council. Nigel currently occupies a senior strategic finance role within the NHS.