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Mark White has been with Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth since 2013, progressing from finance manager to hospital director in 2016. His knowledge of the hospital is fantastic, and his passion for providing the best service possible is evident through his enthusiasm and drive.
Mark is a qualified accountant with more than 10 years post qualified experience. He has worked at a senior level across a wide range of industries, from luxury bed manufacturing and high end motor vehicle retail, to the production and supply of organic fruit and vegetables. Regardless of which sector he has been in, Mark has always made quality and service to customers his number one priority. This is even more true here at Plymouth hospital, where the patient is of paramount importance. An experienced manager with commercial acumen, Mark is a clear and concise communicator who has a proven track record of introducing business change. He always strives to do things better, an ethos which has become intrinsic to the whole team at Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth.
Dr Andy Burgess joined the Royal Navy as a medical cadet whilst in Sheffield where he was at medical school on completion of his first degree. After duties on frigates he embarked on anaesthetics in Plymouth, then Bristol and Sheffield. After higher training he spent nearly two years as the principal medical officer on HMS Ark Royal before appointment in 1995 as a consultant at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth.
Dr Burges has taken an active part in NHS management and after a tenure as Derriford Hospital’s clinical director for theatres, took over as clinical director of anaesthesia, theatres and pain in 2005 for another three years. Clinical work included anaesthesia for neuro, orthopaedics, plastics, trauma and paediatrics.
Whilst serving as an anaesthetist in the military, he regularly supported Royal Marine surgical teams in Sierra Leone, Oman, Kosovo and Iraq. He was deployed three times to Afghanistan, twice as anaesthetist, clinical director and member of the MERT helicopter evacuation team and in 2011, as the medical director in the Role 3 Trauma facility in Bastion leading a multi-national team.
Dr Burges joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth in April 2017 shortly after leaving the military and has been working as an anaesthetist there prior to his appointment as medical director.
Margaret Mahoney has worked within the NHS and independent sector hospitals for more than 20 years. She joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth in 2015 as the clinical governance manager. In 2019 Margaret was promoted to operations manager, and in 2020 she became the head of nursing.
Sarah comes to the hospital with a wealth of experience in NHS and health finance. She qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant in 2002, following a BTEC Higher National Diploma in Business and Finance from the Swansea Institute of Higher Education and a degree in Public Policy and Management from Sheffield Hallam University.
As well as extensive experience within the NHS in the South West, Sarah has also worked in the commercial sector and joined Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth in 2019.
