Ruth joined Alliance Medical as their Director of Service Development in 2021. Her primary focus is looking at the future roadmap for PET-CT and she is keen to ensure that all patients who would benefit from PET-CT as part of their journey can access the service as easily and quickly as possible. Prior to joining Alliance, Ruth worked in the private hospital industry for over 10 years. Most recently, she was Director of Development, Secondary Care for Nuffield Health where she was responsible for commercial and operational development of their Diagnostic Imaging, Pathology and Sterile Services businesses. Ruth spent 6 years at BMI Healthcare, holding a variety of strategic roles supporting both corporate and operational divisions. Ruth started her career in consulting and enjoyed a number of years at the BBC in their Policy and Strategy team before deciding that healthcare was where her heart was.