Book IWD Speaker: Fiona Tearle

Fiona Tearle is a senior leader in health and social care integration with a proven track record of delivering complex transformation programmes across multi-agency systems. Leading strategic initiatives that connect health and social care, driving improvements in population outcomes, sustainable change, and collaborative relationships.
With over eighteen years’ experience operating in partnership and system environments across national and local government, the NHS, voluntary sector, and the Police, Fiona has delivered joint operational and strategic transformation across services including older people, children, learning and physical disabilities, mental health, urgent and emergency care, cancer services, and major incident and system resilience planning. She holds an MSc in Public Sector Leadership and Management and a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership through the NHS Mary Seacole Programme.
Beyond her professional achievements, Fiona is deeply passionate about supporting women to grow, develop, and fly. Empowering women to thrive and navigate challenges with confidence. Fiona brings authenticity to her leadership, drawing on her own experiences of juggling a full-time career while raising two children, managing the physical and mental health impact of perimenopause, and embracing her dyslexic traits as strengths that fuel creativity and problem-solving. Her story is one of resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to creating integrated, person-centred systems that deliver better health and wellbeing for communities.

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