Professor Gillian Leng CBE joins Brevia Health

Brevia Health has appointed Professor Gillian Leng CBE to its Advisory Board. Leng brings a wealth of experience from her background in healthcare and the life sciences sector.  She was on the Board of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for over 20 years and most recently its Chief Executive.

Leng joins Mike Thompson MBE on the Brevia Health Advisory Board.

Brevia Health, a dedicated division of Brevia Consulting, offers a team of consultants with experience in pharmaceuticals, IT Health, in vitro diagnostics, medical devices and genomics.

The Consultancy provides straightforward public affairs and public relations support to organisations operating in the highly regulated UK healthcare sector.  Services include political monitoring, strategic counsel, media relations, select committee training, and comprehensive stakeholder engagement programmes that encompass Westminster, Whitehall, Brussels, and the devolved administrations.

Leng has close knowledge of the health and care system, both as a frontline clinician and through her work to improve patient access to effective new treatments and interventions. She has worked closely with government on new policy developments, including the Office for Life Sciences, BEIS, DHSC, the Department for Education and the What Works Centres.

She has extensive media experience, including appearances on the Today programme, BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live and Woman’s Hour. This has covered a range of topics such as e-cigarettes, the funding of expensive new medicines, and the provision of social care.  She has also appeared in front of Health Select Committee inquiries and engaged with All Party Parliamentary Groups on a range of subjects.

With a passion for using evidence to improve healthcare, Leng is a trustee of the Guidelines International Network and a member of the Global Evidence Commission. She is a visiting professor at King’s College London and an affiliate professor at the University of Singapore.

Leng read medicine at the University of Leeds and is a fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians in London and Edinburgh. She was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Leeds in 2022, and a CBE in 2012 for services to healthcare.

David Beamer, Managing Director of Brevia Health said:

‘I am delighted to welcome Professor Gillian Leng CBE to Brevia Health. We are building a formidable team of health experts and Gillian brings over 30 years of healthcare and life sciences experience to the consultancy.’

Gillian Leng CBE said:

‘I am excited to have joined Brevia Health, which has supported clients in the health sector for over 20 years.  I look forward to working with my new colleagues as the UK emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and addresses the many challenges faced by the UK health system.’

Mike Thompson MBE said:

‘I am delighted that Gillian has joined Brevia Health as we expand our team and broaden our healthcare and life sciences experience.’