Roger Ringham – Chair NAHS

Roger is Chair for the National Association for Healthcare Security (NAHS), prior to which he served two years on the Board as Executive Director.  The following work-streams have been undertaken:

• Transformation – review of strategy, aims and objectives for NAHS;
• Engagement – with Government, NHS supervisory and regulatory bodies to establish and enhance the position of security in healthcare;
• Develop and improve training available to healthcare security professionals.        

In addition Roger is Chair of the NHS South West Regional Security Management Group.

Roger has worked for the NHS for 11 years, he is accredited as both a security management and counter fraud specialist and is Head of Service for S.A.F.E. Security and Fraud Experts; an NHS organisation which delivers security management, counter-fraud and training services to the NHS and Local Government Authorities.

Priorities:

• Violence and aggression against staff;
• Protection of physical assets from theft or misuse;
• Training and education.

Roger has spent most of his working life in Law Enforcement, working as a Detective; where he investigated all categories of major and serious crime. 

John Allen – Axis Communications (Sponsor)

John works with consultants, end users, Axis partners and installers to provide guidance on access control systems for Axis Communications.

In this role for the past 6 years, John has for a few years now, been creating the language by which access control is emerging as a sensor based technology, to meet the needs of end users and consultants to acknowledge industry changes and emergence of smart technology on electronic security.

John has represented Axis in many presentations and published / publicity articles around the subject, which is both a job and a passion for him, as emerging network connected designs, rapidly replacing older technologies as smart building demand increases.

John trained as an Electrical Engineer and is also a trained marketer, with extensive knowledge of the security industry and especially of physical electronic security. His interests in this market lie in creating an awareness of how developments in an IT approach to electronic security are affecting systems and the value they create for all stakeholders.

Additionally, John is responsible for the creation of internal awareness and customer facing thought leadership around access control. He has a pivotal role in the creation of channel & end user relationships as a knowledge resource and as a trusted advisor.

Professor Martin Gill

Professor Martin Gill is a criminologist who has published extensively on security issues and pioneered the Outstanding Security Performance Awards and the Tackling Economic Crime Awards.  From his research work in prisons interviewing robbers, burglars, fraudsters and murderers, amongst others, he learnt that being prolific and successful at committing crime without being caught was dependent on security not being effective. This finding and the need to respond to it has driven his professional career.

Bonnie Michelman CPP CHPA 

Executive Director of Police, Security & Outside Services, Massachusetts General Hospital

Bonnie has 30 years’ experience of managing health care security. Currently she manages the security of patients, staff, visitors, facilities, and assets of a 28,000+ employee institution with more than 100 buildings, 130 satellite sites, and budget of $40+ million. Staff of 350 includes a licensed police department.

Barrie Millett 

West Midlands Chairman Cross-sector Safety and Security Communications (CSSC)

Barrie is the Director of Assurance for Mitie. Prior to this, he worked in and led Corporate Security and Resilience teams for over 16 years’ in large multinational organisations. Previously he was a consultant providing global risk management leadership to a variety of organisations and began his career as a Royal Marines Commando.  He was closely involved in the security and risk assessment for the Nightingale Hospitals. He is an Honorary Life Vice-President of ASIS International’s UK Chapter.

Jayne King  ASMS, FSyI, PGDip

President NAHS

Jayne is the current President of NAHS having served 2 terms as the Chair of NAHS. Jayne’s daytime role is as Head of Security & Site Services for Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Jayne has 29 years’ experience in managing Healthcare security and as President of NAHS Jayne is committed to supporting the NAHS board in the objective of forming as a Charitable Independent Organisation (CIO) and delivery of the associations agenda. 

The currently represents the association on the Security Industry Authority (SIA) strategic forum, the SIA Violence reduction and advisory group and is a board member of the Security Commonwealth. She is also an advisor to the board of the new formed International Federation Protection Officers (IFPO - UK) 

Jayne is a qualified Local Security Management Specialist (ASMS) and a Fellow of the Security Institute (FSyI).   She also co-chairs the LGBT+ and allies forum at Guy’s & St Thomas’ and believes in the driving forwards the Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity agenda in the Healthcare & Security sector.