The Charity is very pleased to announce the appointment of Councillor Mary O'Connor MBE as Patron. Mary brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the very heart of the areas the National Bullying Helpline is addressing and her help will reinforce the determination of the founders of the helpline to eliminate bullying and harassment throughout society.
Councillor Mary O’Connor was born in Cork, Republic of Ireland, moved to London on New Year’s Eve 1960 to train as a nurse at Hillingdon Hospital. Mary went on to work at Ealing Hospital becoming Senior Nurse Manager before retiring in 1999. Mary was subsequently awarded an MBE for services to Accident and Emergency nursing in 2000.
Since 2002 Mary O’Connor has been a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Hillingdon. She has pursued her passion for targeting health inequalities by chairing a range of local committees, including Health Scrutiny.
Mary's commitment to championing the needs of the vulnerable and tackling inequalities was demonstrated through her work with Hillingdon’s Community Health Council and in chairing Hillingdon Council’s Corporate Parenting Board and its Domestic Violence Executive and Forum. Mary is also Hillingdon Council’s elected representative on the Fostering and Adoption Panels and is Chairman of Governors at Moorcroft Special Educational Needs Secondary School.
Councillor Mary O’Connor is Chairman of the Londonwide Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) representing the 32 London Boroughs, the City of London and Essex and Surrey County Councils.
Thus far this is the largest ever scrutiny review. NHS London and the 33 Primary Care Trusts involved have accepted all 34 recommendations from the first stage of this continuing consultation.
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