Meet the Team
Welcome to the Team pages which include a full list of the teams working at AHCS, their members, career bios and what role they do within our organisation. This includes contact details for the Operational Support Team.
AHCS also has representatives working in the following network support teams:
The Team
Angela Douglas
Senior Independent/Non-Executive Director
Prior to joining the AHCS, Angela was the Deputy Chief Scientific Officer (DSCO) for NHS England from 2018 to 2023, demonstrating her enduring commitment to the advancement of healthcare science over a career spanning more than 42 years in the NHS including leading Services, University lecturing and clinical research. Angela is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) and spent 22 years at Liverpool Women’s Hospital as the Scientific Director of the Cheshire and Merseyside Genetics and Genomics Service. During this time, she also served as Clinical Programme Director, delivering the 100,000 Genome Project across the Northwest Coast, a landmark initiative in genomic medicine. Throughout her career, Angela has also held a series of prominent leadership positions.
She was President of the British Society for Genetic Medicine (BSGM) in 2012 and has previously chaired both the Association for Clinical Cytogenetics (ACC) and the Association for Clinical Genomic Science (ACGS). Angela also served as Chair of the RCPath Genetics and Reproductive Medicine Specialty Advisory Committee and was the RCPath Scientific Workforce Lead. In 2010, Angela became the Scientific Director for the Northwest Strategic Health Authority (NW SHA) and was appointed Scientific Advisor to the Office of the Chief Scientific Officer, supporting all Healthcare Science disciplines across the Northwest in the implementation of NHS policy.
