Our Chair, Sharon Grant, OBE
Sharon has lived in Haringey for over 40 years and her career has focused on both health and social care and consumer representation. She has chaired Healthwatch Haringey since 2014.
A former university senior lecturer in social policy, she was Chair of the former Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health, and Chair of London Travelwatch. She has been a parliamentary adviser on NHS complaints issues, and currently serves as an elected member of the Council of Which?, the Consumers Association.
Locally, Sharon has been a councillor in the past and chaired the Haringey Citizen’s Advice Bureau. She was a founding trustee of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre in Tottenham, named after her late husband. Her latest project is to establish Haringey Circle, a new charity for older residents in the Borough.
Our Board Members
Roslyn Rosenblatt
Roslyn has lived in Haringey for over 22 years. The majority of her career has been in health related roles and within condition-specific charities. A registered nurse and qualified Health Visitor until her retirement in 2022, Roslyn had been Head of London at Diabetes UK for 14 years. This role meant that she sat on pan-London and Borough level committees influencing decisions about care of those living with and at risk of diabetes. Previous national roles were with charities that supported people with endometriosis and acquired communication difficulties following stroke or head injury.
Kumar Perampaladas
As a resident of Haringey, Kumar is excited to join the Healthwatch Haringey Advisory Board. He is keen to learn more about healthcare issues that affect Haringey and draw on his skills and experience in health economics and policy. He has spent over a decade working in the life science sector as a health economist, both in the pharmaceutical industry and for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Menha Zola
Having proudly called Haringey his home for the past 29 years, Menha has a deep-rooted connection with this vibrant community and a genuine commitment to improving local services. In his professional career he has focused on advocating for service users to receive equitable and transparent services. Menha is also a Board Member (Resident) for Clarion Housing Association, overseeing work that impacts 360,000 social housing residents across the UK. He is keen to drive meaningful improvements by focusing on authentic community engagement and addressing the real needs of Haringey’s diverse population.
David Winskill
David Winskill was educated in Haringey and has played and worked here nearly all his life. Following a career in health and pharma PR, he served as a councillor representing the Crouch End Ward from 2002 to 2014. During that time, he became interested in health and social care and, especially, the drivers of health inequalities and outcomes. In 2015 he became chair of London Patient Voice. More recently, David has contributed to several NHS groups including NHS England Quality Committee and NHS PPG Champions Group. He continues to be involved in his GP’s PPG. Away from health, he writes arts and music reviews, is a keen photographer and a cricket nut.
Sarah James
Sarah has lived in Haringey for over 30 years. From 2018 to 2022 she was a councillor for Harringay Ward and from 2019 to 2021 she was Cabinet Member for Adults and Health. She has more than 25 years’ experience of work in Further, Adult and Higher Education as a dyslexia assessor and tutor. More recently, she has worked with students with a range of specific learning differences as well as those with ADHD and Autism. Throughout her professional life, she has been concerned with inequalities and how to improve both the experience and outcomes for those struggling to navigate an often complex system.
