Ms Hilary Coates

Hilary is retired with over 30 years’ experience in the health service and health education and 10 years in the financial services sector. Her career started in Our Lady’s Hospice in Harold’s Cross where she worked as a Care Assistant before qualifying as a nurse from St Vincent’s University Hospital and working in a variety of clinical roles including Director of Nursing. Former executive roles include Head of Health Sector at Bank of Ireland, Head of Healthcare Regulation in HIQA, Patient Safety Advisor to the World Health Organization and Academic Programme Director in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Hilary has an MBA from Smurfit Business School and post graduate qualifications in Healthcare Management, Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Executive Coaching. Currently a Board Member at St James’s Hospital where she chairs the Board’s Quality, Safety and Risk Committee, she was previously a Board Member of the State Boards Public Appointment Service, Chairperson and Board Member of the Irish Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare and Board Member of the European Society for Quality in Healthcare.