Lynne has worked as Consultant in Public Health and Joint Interim Director of Public health since 2017, sharing this role with Dr Joy Tomlinson, who will leave the organisation and take up the post of Director of Public Health for NHS Fife.
Lynne has more than 20 years’ experience in Public Health, as well as a commitment to ensuring Public Health is integral to health and care.
As Director of Public Health, Lynne will take forward NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s strategic ambition to improve health outcomes by reducing health inequalities, as well as ensuring Public Health and Health Improvement are integral to the reform and development of our services.
Lynne has led our response to COVID-19 through establishing our testing programmes. She will continue to lead the testing programmes, as well as take forward our vaccination transformation programme, which will provide further protection to our population through mass vaccination.
Lynne will continue to develop our strategic partnerships with our Community Planning Partnerships, Local Authorities and Care Home sector as we seek to improve health for all through an integrated model of health and care within Ayrshire as part of our Caring for Ayrshire blueprint. Lynne’s experience as Child Health Commissioner will also help us to progress our commitments to improving health outcomes for future generations.