Meet the network team

David Keegan, Senior Programme Manager

Email: david.keegan1@nhs.net 

David has been a Mental Health Nurse since 1995 and has worked in mental health for over 30 years in many areas of the NHS, including A&E, Liaison Psychiatry, Rehabilitation, learning disability and acute settings. He has also worked within the voluntary sector and higher education both within a University and UUK (Universities United Kingdom).

David has been a trainer regarding Mental Health for many organisations with over 20 years in a patient facing clinical role. For the last three years he has been the programme manager for the North (and later just the NW) regional team focused upon MHST’s and the 4WW projects.

David is originally from the North West and has many hobbies such as travel, skiing and pigeons. He enjoys spending time with friends and family and recently have the joy of his new arrival Benji- a border collie puppy.

Kath Marginson, Clinical Network Programme Manager

Email: kathryn.marginson@nhs.net

Kath is a dedicated mental health nurse specialist in violence prevention and reducing restrictive practice with over 24 years’ experience of working in the NHS in both clinical and strategic roles to improve patient and staff safety based on legislation, regulatory guidance and evidenced-based practice. I am passionate about the implementation of change initiatives and continuous quality improvements through training and development that challenges unsafe cultures and improves staff and service users’ health, wellbeing and overall experiences.

Hannah Roberts-Lord, Clinical Network Manager: CYP Mental Health, Adult Mental Health and Dementia

Email: hannah.roberts-lord@nhs.net

Hannah has strong project management skills and has worked in the NHS for five years working within Secondary Care and RIB’s. In 2014 she began working for the Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) as a Project Officer embedded within the Safety, Mortality, Shared Decision Making and Academy Portfolio. During this time her team completed Nation Wide and International Projects and worked with a wide range of stakeholders from The Health Foundation to The Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston.

In 2016 she began working for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as NICE and CQC Lead. This role was split between Leading on NICE within the organisation and conducting the CQC Quality Peer Reviews within Inpatient, Prison, Later Life and Community Services.

Bethany Luxmoore, Clinical Network Manager

Email: bethany.luxmoore@nhs.net

Beth joined the CN as a Quality Improvement Lead with the Maternity and Perinatal Mental Health networks in September 2016. Her current priorities include the development of a regional guidance document around risk categorisation in pregnancy, mapping the provision of perinatal mental health services and implementing quality improvement strategies to reduce stillbirth.

Beth has worked in project management roles across a variety of sectors including construction, academia and health and social care. In 2013 she completed her PhD in Biomedical Engineering before joining Alzheimer’s Society where she worked on service development projects for three years, focusing on user involvement and non-pharmaceutical approaches to dementia care. 

Meet the Clinical Team

Clare Bullen Foster – Clinical Lead, Adult Mental Health