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Trust Board

Our Trust Board has the ultimate responsibility for running the Trust and directs its purpose and activities. The Board has executive directors, the chief executive, and non-executive directors who are drawn from our community and bring a range of different commercial and professional skills. Our chair is responsible for leading the Trust Board and for overseeing the Trust's vision, strategy and performance.   

The current members of the board are:

Chair 

  • Jude Chin, chair

Executive directors 

  • Dr Ewen Cameron chief executive
  • Dr Richard Goodwin, medical director
  • Jonathan Rowell, interim chief finance officer
  • Nicola Cottington, chief operating officer
  • Jeremy Over, executive director of workforce and communications
  • Sue Wilkinson, executive chief nurse
  • Sam Tappenden, executive director of strategy and tranformation

Non-executive directors

  • Antoinette Jackson
  • Dr Roger Petter
  • Michael Parsons
  • Heather Hancock
  • Richard Flatman
  • Dr Paul Zollinger-Read C.B.E
  • Alison Wigg
  • David Weaver
  • Tracy Dowling

The role of the Trust Board

The Board’s role can be characterised as:

  • Patients (are we delivering services at the right time, place and quality?)
  • People (having the right people in place to implement the Board’s policies and deliver services)
  • Planning (where we are going, what shall we do?)
  • Performance (how are we doing?)
  • Pounds and pence (keeping the money under control)

The Board meets bi-monthly and members of the public are welcome to attend the open section of the meeting.