Dr Vell has worked in general practice and for the NHS for over 30 years. She has political, digital, business and educational leadership backgrounds.
She persevered to bring primary care providers to the GMH&SC Devolution programme and has worked as Chief Officer for primary care providers for the GM health and social care partnership (NHSGM) for 10 years .
Working to transform primary care , develop integrated organisations and PCNs. She developed GP excellence as a peer- based Quality Improvement and leadership development academy and connected front line primary care providers to ICS strategy.
Until last year she also held the role of medical director for Health Innovation Manchester to spread innovation across health and care settings and encourage a data driven system.
She supports, advises and works amongst GPs and is passionate about the need for front-line providers to direct strategy with an approach that tackles wider determinants of health.
She was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours in 2018 for her work.