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Borad of Directors- Structure

Sir David Nicholson

Sir David Nicholson – Chair

Diane Wake

Diane Wake – Chief executive

Gary Crowe, Deputy Chair
Chair: Charity Committee

Catherine Holland, Senior independent director
Chair: People Committee

Joanne Hanley
Chair: Audit Committee

Liz Hughes
Chair: Quality Committee

Lowell Williams
Chair: Quality Committee

Vij Randeniya
Chair: Remuneration & Nomination Committee, Integration Committee

Peter Featherstone

Anne-Maria Newham

Mo Mandiratta

Associate NEDs
Anthony Hilton*
Ita O’Donovan*
Mick Laverty*

 

*non-voting

Karen Kelly
Operational management and delivery of Trust Clinical Services.
Capacity Planning & Pathway Development.
Operational Performance Mgmt.
Emergency Planning & Resilience.
Health & Safety.
7-Day Services.
SRO CQUIN
SRO BCWB Elective Operational Group.
Space Utilisation.
DHCPB Executive Group
BCPS
Executive rep for LGBTQ+

Karen Kelly – Chief operating officer and deputy chief executive

Julian Hobbs
Research & Development
Medical Education
Strategy & Teaching
Professional Medical Leadership, Development, Management & Revalidation
Mortality & Morbidity
Engagement with External Stakeholders re. Clinical Strategy
(MCP/STP etc)
Medical Quality
Caldicott Guardianship
7-Day Services
Strategy
NICE Oversight
Clinical Effectiveness

Julian Hobbs – Medical director

Martina Morris
Quality of Care Professional Lead for Nursing, Midwifery & AHPs.
Maternity Safety Champion.
Patient Experience & Engagement.
Patient Safety.
Safeguarding
Infection Prevention & Control
Chaplaincy
Complaints & PALs
Professional Development
Deteriorating Patient Team
Resuscitation Team
End of Life Care
Tissue Viability
Falls
Non-Medical Prescribing

Martina Morris – Chief Nurse

Chris Walker
(interim from Jan ‘24)
Financial Management
Financial Accounts
Audit
PFI, Estate & Service
Contract Management
Capital Planning
Procurement
Medical Device Management
Estates Strategy & Management

Chris Walker – Interim Director of Finance

Adam Thomas

Strategy Development/Planning Performance.
Management of delivery of Trust goals.
Income Generation/ Service & Quality Improvement and Transformation.
Digital, Data & Technology Commercial IT division / TeraFirma IT, Senior Information
Risk Owner (SIRO) Business

Laura Broster

James Fleet

Rachel Barlow