Mike Franklin is the joint Director of Equality and Inclusion at NHS England and NHS Improvement, a Non-executive Director at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and he sits on the NHS Equality and Diversity Council Working Group.

He is a former commissioner with the Independent Police Complaints Commission. He was also Her Majesty’s Assistant Inspector of Constabulary and has acted as a specialist assistant inspector for race and diversity across 43 police forces in England and Wales.

Mike was Chair of the Community Police Consultative Group for Lambeth, he previously worked as a non-executive at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and he served on the Trades Union Congress race relations committee. Having grown up in Lambeth and Southwark,

Mike is passionate about advocating for and engaging with diverse local communities, as well championing equality and inclusion in all levels of the workforce.