Members of the Police Treatment Centres management team have diverse backgrounds and their collective experience shapes the services delivered by the charity. The team takes a hands-on approach and in particular our clinicians have their own weekly caseload.


Patrick Cairns - Chief Executive
Patrick Cairns was commissioned into the Royal Military Police (RMP) in 1986. A career Army Officer he has served around the world in a variety of roles as a Commander, a Staff Officer and an Instructor, and served on operations in Northern Ireland, the Former Yugoslavia, Iraq and Afghanistan.  
Highlights of his career include a 2 year tour as an Instructor in the American Military Police School in Alabama, 4 happy years in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, setting up and running the British Ambassador’s Close Protection Team in Baghdad in 2003, 2 years in an HR appointment in Glasgow which was a welcome respite from operations (although brought its own challenges!), and command of over 4000 Military Police Officers from 26 NATO countries in Afghanistan in 2011/12.
A passionate supporter of the Police Service he has worked closely with a number of UK and International Police Services throughout his career both in the UK and overseas, and concluded his career as the Deputy Chief Officer of the RMP, where he was responsible for the oversight, direction and policy of all complex and serious crime and investigations within the military. 
He is a trained Hostage Negotiator, Close Protection Officer, Senior Investigating Officer (SIO), Multi Agency GOLD Incident Commander (MAGIC) and Review Officer amongst a variety of other qualifications.  He attended the Advanced Command and Staff College in the UK in 2008, and completed a similar course at the Royal Belgian Defence College in Brussels which he followed in French.
He is an Economics Graduate from the University of Warwick, has a Masters in Defence Studies from Kings College London, and a French Diploma from the University of Westminster.
Married to Carol he has 3 children and 2 terrier dogs. Subject to the health of his knees which are starting to creak a bit these days, he remains a keen runner and cyclist, and when he can get on a licensed firing range, still enjoys shooting. 
He took up the appointment as the Chief Executive of the Police Treatment Centres in June 2014.

 

Andrew Malcolm - Executive Officer, Scotland

Andy was appointed as the Executive Officer, Police Treatment Centre Scotland in 2022.  Andy was appointed following his retirement from the Police Service of Scotland.  Andy had over 32 years service as a police officer having joined Central Scotland Police as a Cadet in 1990.  Latterly, Andy was elected as the Chair of the East Area Committee of the Scottish Police Federation.
Andy is a keen golfer and supporter of police sport, he was a committee member of PSUK (Golf) and President of the Scottish Police Golf Association.
Andy is extremely proud of the service and facilities provided at Castlebrae and by the Charity, he feels privileged to be part of the team.

Fiona Warrington - HR Manager

Having begun working life in the hospitality industry, principally Front of House, Fiona moved across into service roles within the charitable sector in 1989.  Having worked at both The Royal College of Psychiatrists and AQA (GCSEs & A levels) organising training events for both charities, an opportunity arose to move into Human Resources at AQA in 2006.  During an organisational restructure at AQA in 2015, Fiona chose to explore new challenges after 21 years and went to Harrogate Spring Water in her first HR Manager role.   

When the opportunity arose to join The Police Treatment Centres and return to the charitable sector earlier in 2022, Fiona was delighted to accept the HR Manager position and looks forward to building on the solid HR service provided by her predecessor at both Harrogate and Auchterarder.


Peter Moore - Chief Financial Officer

Peter joined the Charity in 2008 and brought with him eighteen years of experience of financial management within a local government setting. For the last five years Peter was the Finance Manager for the community services department within Harrogate Borough Council and was responsible for a gross budget of over £100 million.

Peter’s qualifications include Chartered Institute of Management Accounting and Association of Accounting Technicians as well as recognised management and personnel qualifications.


Mark Oxley - Head of Clinical Services

Mark joined the Police Treatment Centres in 2008 after spending more than ten years working for the NHS, latterly for Leeds Primary Care Trust musculoskeletal service. For the last twelve years he has also worked part-time at Leeds Rhinos Rugby League where he provides physiotherapy for the academy teams and is also the current England Academy physiotherapist.

Mark has an MSc in Sport and Exercise Injury Management, a BSc in Physiotherapy, a BSc in Physics with Laser Physics and is also a qualified injection therapist. Mark is very proud of the quality of the service delivered by the fantastic staff within the first class facilities at the Police Treatment Centres.


Adele Martin - Centre Manager, St Andrews

Adele has had the privilege to work with colleagues in upgrading the facilities at St Andrews over recent years, complementing the excellent clinical treatments available for patients and improving the working environment.

The aim of the Facilities team is to ensure that all patients and visitors are comfortable, feel safe and secure and most importantly they are able to relax in the unique environment of St Andrews.
Adele is proud of the Facilities team in achieving the balance and the high standards required which is reflected in patient and visitor feedback.

Adele has worked in some lovely building and grounds in the past, but St Andrews is special because of the people who benefit from the facilities and the commitment from colleagues.
When Adele is not at St Andrews, she is busy working on the family farm looking after the flock of mule sheep and herd of limousine suckler cows with her husband in the dales.

Alison Gac - Operations Manager and Deputy Centre Manager, Castlebrae

Alison has twenty five years experience in the Customer Service Industry. While studying for an HND in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management and later Management Training, Alison worked in London and Canada and went on to work in hotels in Washington, Paris and Geneva.

Homesickness prompted Alison to return to Scotland and she worked at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel before joining the Police Treatment Centres in 2000. Customer Service is very important to Alison and she supports her team in developing their skills.

 

Amy Williamson - Head Nurse, Castlebrae

Amy began her career at Perth Royal Infirmary before moving to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, where she worked in various specialities including Medical, Renal and ENT. During this time she gained her Bachelor of Nursing.

Amy joined the nursing team as a part time nurse in 2012 and continued in that role until taking up the Head Nurse post in 2017.

 

 

 Sarah Ward - Head Physio, St Andrews

Sarah qualified as a physiotherapist in 2005, and worked at Leeds Teaching Hospitals and within the NHS. Sarah has an experience of working with a wide range of sports, including Rugby Union, GB Bobsleigh and GB Race Walking.

Sarah worked at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics with the British Women’s Bobsleigh team (“Team Minichiello”), who were the 2009 World Champions. Sarah joined the physio team at St Andrews in 2009.

Sarah became Head Physio at St Andrews in 2015, and looks forward to working with fantastic team getting officers back to full fitness. 

Gian-Paolo Bassi - Head Physio, Castlebrae

 

 

Fran Greenwood - Head of Donor Recruitment and Charity Engagement

Fran came from a background of event management and was a Wedding Planner for an eventful couple of years! Prior to starting at the Police Treatment Centres, she worked freelance doing marketing and PR for a variety of charities and small businesses.

Fran joined the PTC in 2015, initially on a temporary contract which was made permanent a year later.  As the team expanded, Fran was promoted to Head of Department in 2017. She now manages a team of 5 across both Centres and is incredibly proud of the team's hard work in promoting both the Police Treatment Centres and The Police Children's Charity.