As the healthcare landscape continues to change, it’s up to us to ensure we’re ready for what comes next. Watch AXA Health’s recorded webinar, as we discuss market developments, benefit enhancements and priorities for the year ahead.
- Welcome and overview Sarah Hughes, Head of Client Management at AXA Health
- Delivering impactful workforce wellbeing and EAP initiatives, Francesca Bennett, Wellbeing Proposition Lead & Service Design at AXA Health with Johnny O'Connell, Chief Customer Officer at Spectrum.Life
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Meet the experts
Sophie Bonnel
Corporate Affairs Lead, AXA Health
Sophie leads Corporate Affairs for AXA Health, which includes media relations, reputation management and public affairs. She has worked at AXA for seven years, including in the UK Public Affairs team and in the UK&I CEO Office. Before joining AXA she worked for a Public Affairs consultancy supporting a range of clients primarily in the justice, payments and charity sectors.
Francesca Bennett
Wellbeing Proposition Lead and Service Design, AXA Health
Francesca has over 10 years of experience in the wellbeing space and began her career as a Physiologist, delivering health assessments, going on to develop AXA wellbeing services, including AXA Health’s Health Coaching Pathway. Her passion is focussed on Preventative Health and its impact on the quality of life and health longevity through different life stages. She has an MSc in Human and Applied Physiology from Kings College London.
Charles Byrne
Managing Director, HBSUK
Charles has led the development of key client and Consultant relationships in the NHS and the private sector for several years. As deputy CEO of HBSUK, he also leads on a number of specific strategic projects focussing on changing and enhancing patient pathways and delivery systems.
Dr Ash Bassi
Consultant Gastroenterologist, HBSUK
Dr. Bassi is a highly experienced gastroenterologist specialising in luminal gastroenterology and therapeutic endoscopy. He holds a Doctorate of Medicine (MD) from Liverpool University. As the core gastroenterologist in the colorectal cancer multidisciplinary team at HBSUK, Dr. Bassi focuses on bowel cancer prevention and management, and is an accredited colonoscopist for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
Dr. Bassi also serves as the clinical lead for the Cheshire and Merseyside Endoscopy Network, NHSE/I lead endoscopy advisor for the Northwest, and is also Deputy Medical Director at MWL Teaching Hospital. His research interests lie in Pharmacoeconomics.
Johnny O'Connor
Chief Customer Officer, Spectrum.Life
Johnny has worked in healthcare for over a decade in various leadership roles across mental health and primary care and is experienced in leading scaled change within healthcare systems and healthcare delivery teams.
At Spectrum.Life, Johnny leads commercial and operational activities in Ireland and is accountable for global operations.
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