Mr Gary Stokes
• Senior Partner / Executive Director - ORCA Health Group Limited
• Senior Health Advisor - Independent Sector
• SBStJ Senior Volunteer National Safeguarding Team - St John Ambulance
• National Child Protection Officer - English Ice Hockey Association.
Mr Stokes has substantial experience across a spectrum of health and social care provision. He has a background of clinical nursing as a Registered General Nurse and District Nurse across acute and primary care within the National Health Service. He gained significant experience in acute hospital care, which enhanced his experience in community and specialist practice.
This clinical experience enabled him to fulfil an effective leadership role moving to Executive level both within primary care and latterly in a large NHS Foundation Trust Healthcare provider in the Midlands East region.
Given this portfolio Mr Stokes has extensive leadership, management experience and knowledge, in Safeguarding, Improving Patient Experience of Care and leadership in the Public Protection (including MAPPA Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements, Contest and Channel).
Key to his current role and previous leadership is the effective partnership working. It has been noted that his personal and professional approach has allowed him to adapt and reflect key values and standards; respectful of the individual and adaptability to the organisation or service he works with.
Given his high professional standards and personal values, he remains committed to supporting others. This is illustrated in his role as a senior volunteer within St John Ambulance and the English Ice Hockey Association and is also a fundraising volunteer for a Teenage Cancer Foundation charity in the Midlands.
As Co-Founder of the ORCA Health Group, the organisation's principles are based on the ability to remain committed to being person centred and reflective of the experience illustrated in this biography.