Gareth Cornell is a Programme Manager working within South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw (SYB) Integrated Care System (ICS). He manages the Learning Environments and Placement Development (LEAP) programme, which is part of Health Education England (HEE) initiative in the North East and Yorkshire region.

Additionally, Gareth holds an Allied Health Professions leadership role within the SYB ICS as the Faculty Lead. This is an initiative to enhance the career development of AHP's (in line with the NHS's Long Term Plan and NHS People Plan) at various stages of their career path.

By background Gareth is physiotherapist, mostly recently working in Critical Care at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (STH). Gareth has been working on secondment within SYB ICS since July 2020.

In 2017, Gareth was awarded the top prize in the ‘Developing and Leading People’ category at the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Leadership Awards. 

Gareth also has previously been involved in national and regional work within a number of professional committees both for the physiotherapy profession, and Intensive Care as specialism.