Dr Simon Moralee joins the Advancing Quality Alliance

We are pleased to announce that Dr Simon Moralee has joined us as Deputy Director of Quality Improvement and Safety.

Dr Susy Cook, Chief Executive at Aqua said:

“We are delighted to have Simon join Aqua at such an important time for quality improvement across health and care. His extensive expertise in leadership, improvement, and system-wide transformation will strengthen our ability to support organisations in delivering safer, better care. Simon’s strategic insight and values‑led approach will be invaluable to our members and partners.”

Having held numerous roles at the University of Manchester, most recently Simon was Head of the Health Management Group, and the Strategic Lead for NHS Leadership Programmes. Simon’s work has focused on leadership and organisational development, tutoring, coaching and mentoring NHS staff through the NHS Leadership Academy’s Elizabeth Garrett Anderson programme, and contributing to various postgraduate healthcare leadership programmes for international students and professional, scientific, and technical healthcare staff.

As Deputy Director Simon will play a key role in client engagement, team leadership, and operational excellence across a diverse portfolio of consultancy assignments with a specific focus on quality improvement and safety. He will be leading and empowering our internal team to deliver an ambitious portfolio of work while continuously elevating internal capabilities, knowledge, and performance.

Simon said:

“I’m really looking forward to joining Aqua and playing my part in supporting meaningful health and care improvement work that makes a real difference for patients and communities. This is a really exciting time to be coming back to the NHS, bringing my expertise from working in higher education to support colleagues’ work within Aqua and across the whole NHS system.”