Originally from Dublin & now dividing her time between London & Ireland, Pauline Philip is the National Director for Emergency and Elective Care in the NHS (England). With a nursing & science background, Pauline has held a number of CEO positions across all healthcare sectors and other senior positions in the Department of Health. She was the Director of Patient Safety in WHO from 2002 to 2010 and is presently the Chair of Lifebox, an international charity focused on safe surgery. She is an Honorary Member of the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland and received a Damehood for services to the NHS in 2017.