Simon Smith graduated from The London Hospital Medical College, some time in the last millennium. He has been a Consultant in Emergency Medicine (formally ‘Accident and Emergency’) since 2003, and has worked in the Emergency Departments in Oxfordshire since 2009.
Simon has a long experience in medical education, both as an Educational Supervisor and in roles with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. Previously he had been a Training Programme Director and Head of School, before being appointed as Associate Dean for Quality in 2018. Outside of medicine, Simon enjoys reading (particularly Victorian literature), low-brow cinema, and watching sport.
Contact: Simon.Smith53@nhs.net
RN (adult), PG Cert in Learning & Teaching, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Diploma in Nursing Studies
Katie has dedicated over 30 years to healthcare, with 22 years in clinical practice. Her areas of expertise include day and short stay surgical nursing, women’s health, and theatre recovery.
In 2016, driven by a strong passion for teaching and mentoring, she transitioned into professional and practice development roles including the Learning Environment Lead role at an acute NHS Trust, where she oversaw pre-registration learner placements and ensured high-quality learning environments.
In 2022, Katie began an 18-month RePAIR Programme Fellowship with NHS England South East followed by a year seconded to the University of Surrey. Her work contributed to the programme aims to reduce avoidable attrition from healthcare degrees and improve the retention of early career healthcare professionals. Alongside the fellowship, she worked with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board. There, she supported the development of a multi-professional student council and facilitated collaboration and best practice sharing across institutions to enhance learner experiences and learning environments.
Katie joined the Thames Valley Education Quality Team in April 2025. In this role, she is focusing on assuring and improving the quality of learning environments for all learners and particularly those from nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions.
Contact: katie.webb31@nhs.net
Prior to joining the NHSE Quality team in 2015, Liesa worked in several primary and secondary (acute and mental) health care trusts. Most of her roles have been in education and training.
Liesa works closely with her NHSE-TV Quality Team colleagues, local education providers and specialty schools for a consistent multi-professional approach through evaluation, management and improvement of the quality of education and training for all healthcare learners. She also works with the GMC to provide assurances that NHSE Thames Valley meets the standards set out in Promoting Excellence.
Contact: Liesa.Moore@nhs.net
Matthew joined the NHSE-TV in 2017 as a Business Support Apprentice and joined the NHSE-TV Quality Team in 2019. Matthew provides administrative support to the team, meeting support and unofficial technical support.
Contact: Matthew.Warwick@nhs.net