New board members join University Hospitals Dorset 

Two new non-executive directors have been appointed to the Board of Directors for University Hospitals Dorset.

Rob Whiteman, Chairman of UHD said: “We are delighted with our two new appointments. Both Judy Gillow and Sharath Ranjan bring a wealth of knowledge and experience with them that will be very much welcomed at UHD. They will play a vital role, not only in our board meetings, but also in the committees that they will work on, helping to ensure that our trust is committed to providing high quality care as well as fostering a genuinely inclusive workplace.”

Judy Gillow, MBE

Judy Gillow is a nurse by background and did her training at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. She has had a varied career across the NHS following this and has worked in a range of clinical settings in acute, community, primary care and education. Roles have included Director of Nursing and Organisational Development at University Hospitals Southampton and she has also been a non-executive director at Dorset County Hospital.

Judy has been a Specialist Professional Advisor for the Care Quality Commission (CQC), supporting hospital inspection’s  and will be involved with helping to oversee that our trust meets the needs of our patients by providing high quality clinical care.

Sharath Ranjan

Sharath Ranjan was born in Bangalore, India and completed a degree in hospitality from the University of Mysore before moving to the United Kingdom in 2004. After several stints with Holiday Inn, British Gas, Centrica and Expleo (formerly SQS), he joined Hampshire Constabulary as a Police Constable in 2013. He is currently a Chief Inspector with responsibility for missing, exploited and trafficked children, youth offending and education partnerships across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Sharath is committed to adopting an 'institutionally inclusive' approach to promote equality, diversity and inclusion and in particular tackling race discrimination and disproportionality in policing. He was the previous chair of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic support group – BEAM. Under his leadership, BEAM was shortlisted for ‘Outstanding Diversity Network - 2022’ award by Inclusive Companies - UK.