Sheila Bremner’s early career in the NHS was as a specialist physiotherapist in Stoke Mandeville and hospitals in London. Moving to community services in Cambridgeshire led to a series of director roles, including Director of Primary and Community Services and Director of Community Services (health and social care), a joint appointment between the NHS and County Council. Sheila was Director of Turnaround for Cambridgeshire PCTs prior to becoming Chief Executive of NHS Mid Essex in 2006. During 2010, Sheila was Chief Executive of both NHS Mid Essex and NHS Peterborough, where she helped to lay the foundation for one of the region’s prospective GP Consortia.