David Linghorn-Baker

A little about me.... With over twenty years experience as a clinician within the wider healthcare sector in North East Essex and specifically Colchester I have held management, clinical and voluntary positions with a number of local organisations including Oaks Hospital, Colchester General Hospital, St John Ambulance, East of England Ambulance Service, Open Road (SOS Bus), Healthwatch and the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance. As a consequence I am passionate in striving to improve and develop healthcare provision in Colchester and breakdown some of the health inequalities that affect our residents through collaborated working with patients, staff and management at ESNEFT, ICB Essex and the invaluable array of social care and not-for-profit providers we have here in Colchester. In 2012 I established a not-for-profit healthcare organisation providing free or affordable event medical provision and first aid training to hundreds of public, community and sporting events and charitable organisations across the East of England region and wider UK. Growing year on year to become the largest not-for-profit ambulance provider in East Anglia. The most rewarding highlight for me has been in supporting, mentoring and training multiple local young people to fulfil their dreams of becoming registered Nurses, Paramedics and other Allied Healthcare Professionals. I continue this passion for education as a Clinical Lecturer for Anaesthetic, paramedical and nursing students at a local University. I am married to Angela, a MOD civil servant and we have young son, therefore community safety, cleanliness and improving the assessability of public services, recreational facilities and educational access in Colchester are issues of pressing importance and very close to my own heart. I am also significantly committed to supporting our armed forces and veterans community through many local organisations including the Royal British Legion and the Army Benevolent Fund.