GBR
Shera Chok
Chair and Co-founder, The Shuri Network
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust
leadership vision
We cannot change everything but we can all change something - as leaders we create the environment for others to flourish, succeed and improve patient outcomes and care. Equity, diversity and a leadership that truly represents the wider workforce.
my story
Sciana was like an injection of energy, clarity and fresh air into what I wanted to do and achieve in my career.
It was an opportunity to create the vision and plan for the Shuri Network, discuss and test the proposals with other members and tap into the expertise of the Directors. The Network also gave me very useful insights into the health systems of Germany, Switzerland and Denmark, the challenges we all face and the different approaches taken.
about me
Shera Chok is a GP in East London and is the former Chief Medical Officer at NHS Digital. She is an experienced national clinical leader who has worked at Board and Director levels since 2000 and has led the redesign and implementation of new models of care in the NHS.
She advised ministers as a member of the NHS Independent Reconfiguration Panel for seven years and worked at Barts Health, the largest acute hospital trust in the NHS as Director of Primary Care for six years, helping to improve patient pathways across organisational boundaries. She started the award-winning national Shuri Network in 2019 as she is passionate about increasing diversity, innovation and safety and to encourage other women from minority ethnic groups to lead and engage with digital transformation.
She has helped to develop and implement health policy as a national clinical advisor on innovative models of care and Integrated Care Systems with NHS England. She is a member of the Sciana Network for European health leaders, sponsored by the Health Foundation.
Shera has volunteered as a clinician in countries including Sudan, Laos, Indonesia and Greece with NGOs working in war and disaster zones and with displaced populations. She studied at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard School of Public Health on an NHS executive leadership programme, focusing on quality improvement, community engagement and leading change and was seconded by the NHS to work with Crossrail. She has completed an M.B.A., M.A. in Inter-professional Education and a Nuffield Trust Fellowship on cross-organisational learning with Sunderland Athletic Football Club.
Meet the Partners
Sciana — The Health Leaders Network is a joint initiative of The Health Foundation, Careum and the Bosch Health Campus, in partnership with Salzburg Global.
