New Member CEO Non-Exec Director elected

Michaela Buck, Chief Executive of Mastercall Healthcare, an award-winning social enterprise organisation based in Manchester, has been elected to join the UHUK Board as a Member CEO Non-Executive Director.

Michaela is an active and committed member of UHUK, who brings with her a wealth of skills knowledge and experience, along with an entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering attitude.

Commenting on her election to the board, Michaela Buck said: “I am delighted to have been elected as the new CEO-NED for UHUK and I am incredibly grateful for all the kind messages of support and congratulations I have received. I am also delighted that whilst I am filling the vacancy that Nigel Gazzard left, he has been appointed as the new Chair.

“I very much hope that my closer involvement with the UHUK Board will bring benefits for our members, specifically in respect of lobbying and raising awareness of social enterprises and the significant contribution they make to NHS provision. I am particularly looking forward to supporting and continuing to encourage the amazing peer group collaborations and camaraderie that already exists between members. I am truly optimistic for the future and passionately believe in what we do individually and as a partnership.”

UHUK is a partnership of urgent healthcare social enterprise providers who cover two thirds of the UK population. UHUK champions its members’ interests with one voice in the media, and with stakeholders in the government, NHS, and healthcare community. It supports innovation and enterprise among its members enabling them to collectively push boundaries, address challenges and grow.

UHUK Chief Executive Conor Burke said: “Michaela is a well-respected CEO of UHUK Member Mastercall Healthcare. Over the ten years that Michaela has been a member CEO she has been an active and engaged member, demonstrating her commitment to, and passion for, social enterprise healthcare provision. She is an energetic and forthright advocate for the work of UHUK and its members, and for the role of social enterprise in supporting our NHS. I am delighted that she has been elected by our members to represent them on the UHUK Board as a Member CEO Non-Exec Director and I look forward to working with her more closely.

Michaela’s appointment will begin in October, taking over from former Member CEO NED Nigel Gazzard, who has been appointed as the new Chair of UHUK.