Biographies

Mike Bennett
Regional Executive Director, North West & Midlands Regions

Mike joined PiC in 1988 and has had various clinical and managerial roles during this time.

He returned to his native North West region in 1998 to commission and develop The Spinney, which was one of the organisations new facilities in the region at that time.

He has overseen significant financial investment in the region as the company has developed services to meet local need.

His inclusive style has forged partnerships with colleagues and services within both the public and independent sector, providing representation on workforce development groups and the regions secure catchment group.

Since 2006 Mike has been the regional lead for the North West region and most recently he has taken over the regional lead for the Midlands Region, identifying further care pathways.

Ailie Wallace
Registered Manager

Prior to taking up the role of Registered Manager at Arbury Court, Ailie Wallace worked at The Spinney for five years in the role of Clinical Nurse Manager. Ailie is a professionally qualified registered nurse with 17 years post registration experience. Since qualifying she has worked mainly in the field of challenging behaviours within secure and forensic settings.

She has experience working with people with personality disorder and was the link nurse /advisory clinician in the consultation process for the first DSPD pilot group at Whitemoor Prison.

Zoe Elms
Head of Referrals and Marketing, PiC North West

Zoe currently manages medical records, referrals and complaints for 74 beds at Kemple View. Zoe is also involved in induction and introduction for new starters, organisation of staff events and chair of a number of local and corporate meetings.

Zoe achieved promotion to Head of Referrals and Medical Records for PiC North West in November 2006, managing Medical Records and Referrals for three hospitals consisting of 240 beds. Zoe previously worked in the public sector.