Helen Gough

Helen's professional background spans senior leadership, clinical and educational roles in the NHS, higher education, and private healthcare sectors. She has led complex transformation programmes, earning her a Queen's Nursing Institute Award for innovation in Type 1 diabetes care. A podiatrist by background, Helen founded and is currently Director of her own multidisciplinary healthcare business and is motivated by her continued frontline connection with patients and healthcare workers.

Members’ Register of Interests

In addition to providing the following declaration of private interests, the Council member has undertaken to abide by the Code of Conduct for Council members (pdf).

Relationship, either personal or professional (outside of HCPC business) with any HCPC registrant, Council or Committee member, employee, partner or supplier:

Partner is an HCPC registrant

Summary of employment (current or in last 2 years) including remunerated and unremunerated (voluntary) work, permanent and temporary roles, self-employment, consultancy work, Non-Executive Directorships of public or private companies:

Director, Malvern Foot Clinic

Details of membership or management of bodies that exercise functions of a public nature (including any public appointments)(current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies directed to charitable purposes (current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies that aim to influence public opinion or policy (including any political party or trade union (current or in last two years):

None

Details of membership or management of bodies that the Council member has been appointed to by the HCPC (current or in last two years):

Member of the HCPC Education and Training Committee

Details of any shareholdings which give a majority or controlling interest in any undertaking:

Shareholder of Malvern Foot Clinic Limited

Description of any contracts for goods, services or works made between the HCPC and the Council member or an organisation from which the Council member or their partner/close family member receive remuneration:

None

Details of any significant political activity undertaken in the last five years. This includes activities that are a matter of public record i.e. office holding in, public speaking in support of, or candidate on behalf of, any political party (or affiliated body) which fields candidates at local or general elections in any part of the UK or in elections to the European Parliament:

None