Ruby has over 15 years of experience as a Public Contributor. She is Chair of the Wolfson Centre for Applied Research; Chair for the Quality and Safety Patient’s Panel and Improvement Academy both based at Bradford Institute for Health and Research (BIHR) and Board Member for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Yorkshire and Humber board. She is Co-Chair for the Service User Research panel at the University of Bradford.
She is a Reviewer for the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) and Assessor for NHS National Innovation Accelerator ( NIA). She is a Patient Research Champion for CRN NIHR Yorkshire & Humber and Bradford Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust( BTHFT). She is the Co-Chair for the EMRI ( Ethnic Minority Research Inclusive) Group for Yorkshire & Humber CRN NIHR.
Ruby was the previous Deputy Lay Chair for the Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group and previous Chair for the Primary Care Commissioning Committee. She was also a previous Member of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Joint Committee of Clinical Commissioning Groups. She sits as an Associate Hospital Manager for the Mental Health Department, and also a member on the Mental Health Legislative Committee both for Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT).
Ruby has been appointed on the NHS England Patient and Public Voice Assurance Group (PPVAG) and NIHR Recovery, Resilience and Growth Group (RRG). She was previously a member of NIHR Urgent Public Health Review Panel.
Ruby is a Patient and Carer Lecturer. She was awarded an OBE for housing and young people and a Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bradford.