Our management team

Phil Bates – Hospital Director

Phil joined Parkside Hospital as Hospital Director in January 2017 having previously worked as Hospital Director of The Holly Private Hospital in Essex for 6 years where Phil led the team to redesign and transform the hospital, the first in the UK to be accredited with Worldhost. Phil has 12 years’ experience as a Hospital Director (HD) having managed and led a number of hospitals in the North and South of England. Before Aspen Healthcare he previously worked for Ramsay Healthcare and Capio. Phil’s commercial experience spans Family Office for High Net Worth families, Programme Director positions in IT and Business Change programmes in commercial and public sectors in the UK and Europe.

Liz Dowling- Director of Nursing and Clinical Services

Liz has been a nurse for over 30 years and has worked in many roles over this time with extensive experience in surgical, orthopaedics and management. She has worked in the Private sector for the last 17 years and her role is to provide clinical leadership and operational management for all clinical services provided within the hospital. She is responsible for driving the quality governance agenda and for supporting the business development needs within all the clinical departments.

Pinache Khan – Development Director

Pinache has 12 years’ experience in healthcare development roles in the private hospital, NHS and international health sectors. Soon after graduating with a Masters in International Health Management from Imperial College London, Pinache was part of a pioneering team that successfully developed, from inception through to commissioning and operation, a 250 bed specialist neuro and cardiac private hospital in Malaysia. After four years Pinache returned to the UK and joined HCA London Bridge Hospital, followed by East London NHS Foundation Trust. She joined us in March 2018 and will play a key role in hospital growth.