Laura Kerby
Chief Executive Officer - Prostate Cancer UK
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Laura is chief executive of Prostate Cancer UK, joining the charity in February 2022.
She has worked in health and wellbeing for over two decades and has a wealth of knowledge across the healthcare landscape.
Laura's held various senior leadership positions in private healthcare businesses and was an executive board member at Nuffield Health, the largest not for profit in the UK.
For the past 12 years, Laura has been a chief executive in the voluntary sector.
She has led two national cancer charities, Penny Brohn UK and Myeloma UK, and has developed a patient-centric approach to research and cancer support.
Laura has committed to transforming patient experiences and influencing positive changes in care. Her dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer four years ago and she has driven to ensure future lives are not shortened or limited by prostate cancer.
At Prostate Cancer UK, Laura has led the charity to rebound post-pandemic and through a rapid acceleration in the profile and publicity surrounding the disease.
Most recently she led the charity’s approach to the UK National Screening Committee’s review of prostate cancer screening, working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care and Secretary of State.
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