As Group Safety Lead for Barts Health, Annie is spearheading the implementation of the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and demystifying the interface between safety science and quality improvement. 

Nationally, she is recognised as the lead clinical author of NatSSIPs2, shaping safer practice in surgery, theatres and invasive settings across the UK. She has worked with GIRFT and NHSE to develop educational modules for BOTT (Building Outstanding Theatre Teams). Annie has trained over 100 perioperative teams in human factors and systems thinking, chairs the Barts Health Group NatSSIPs Committee, and co-chairs the National NatSSIPs Network with the charity Patient Safety Learning. She is clinical content lead for Patient Safety in Perioperative Practice conference (RCOA) and sshe sits on the CORESS (Surgical safety charity) board. 

Her innovations include CANDLE (Curriculum and Delivery Learning Event) — a programme delivering resident training in QI and safety whcih won the Barts Health WeImprove prize, GasAgain a course for Return to work Anaesthetists that won the RCOA Humphry Davy Prize and PSIRF in Practice that won the HSJ Poster Prize. As Regional QI Lead for the Royal College of Anaesthetists, she is developing a national model for resident training in QI and safety.

Currently completing a Multiverse Data Apprenticeship, Annie is advancing her use of analytics to problem-sense, predict risks, and measure improvement impact. Her career reflects a deep commitment to bridging improvement science, safety frameworks, and clinical practice — always with patients, staff wellbeing, and system resilience at the heart of her work.