Roy was previously held the chair’s position at NHS Blackpool Clinical Commissioning Group and Blackpool Primary Care Trust. He was also a non-executive director on the Primary Care Trust Cluster Board (NHS Lancashire).

Roy has a wide range of experience of local government, including roles as leader of Blackpool Council, chair of Blackpool Challenge Partnership and chair of the Local Strategic Partnership. Previously Roy was member of the North West Regional Assembly and a member of that executive board. Roy has lived in the Blackpool area of Lancashire throughout his life and is able to bring the lived experience of those residents to the Board.