Professional services firm, Marsh, has appointed Lorraine Roberts-Rance as workplace healthcare consulting leader for Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB), effective immediately.
Roberts-Rance will lead MMB's UK workplace health consulting team as it looks to expand its service offerings and solutions.
She will also join Mercer's Global Workforce Health advisory network to support clients.
Marsh said this expansion is to meet the evolving needs of clients in the health and social care sector, as well as to work with policymakers and government agencies.
In this London-based role, Roberts-Rance will report to Neil Atkinson, strategic healthcare consulting practice leader, and work with Nick McMenemy, MMB UK leader.
Atkinson said Roberts-Rance will play a key role in strengthening the firm's data and advisory capabilities, as well as supporting corporate clients in managing people risks.
At the same time, she will expand MMB's presence in the health and social care sector, which is an area Atkinson said the firm sees as a "significant opportunity to innovate to drive improvement" across healthcare outcomes.
Atkinson said: "Lorraine brings extensive experience of helping organisations navigate complex risk environments. Having worked with a broad range of clients at senior level to design and deliver clinical risk programmes, she joins Mercer Marsh Benefits at a pivotal time for our business."
Overall, Roberts-Rance has more than 25 years of experience in public and private healthcare in Australia and the UK, focusing on workforce risk, culture and the impact of people factors on healthcare systems.
She has also spent seven years overseeing patient safety projects with NHS Trusts through a collaboration with a US university hospital.
Roberts-Rance added: "Joining Marsh at a time when health presents significant challenges and opportunities for society feels particularly important. Marsh has demonstrated an impressive commitment to this sector."
