Partner member for Primary Medical Services - Geoff Jolliffe

Geoff is a GP based in Barrow in Furness. Liverpool-born and educated, Geoff initially came to Morecambe Bay for training but never left, and continues to work locally as a GP, having recently retired from his role as a senior GP partner at Risedale Surgery.

Geoff has had a portfolio career including training, occupational health, palliative care, commissioning and being a representative on local medical committees. Geoff was Interim Chair of Cumbria CCG before the boundary change, when he was elected as the Vice Clinical Chair of Morecambe Bay CCG in April 2017. Geoff was elected to the role of Clinical Chair for Morecambe Bay CCG in August 2018 and held the role until the CCG was closed down in June 2022.

As an equal member of the Board, Geoff will bring knowledge and a perspective from his sector, however he will not act as a delegate of his sector and is not appointed as a representative of the interests of any particular organisation or sector.