The Trust Board comprises Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors, including the Chief Executive Officer.
The members of the Board share a corporate responsibility for all its decisions.
The role of the Board is to set the strategic direction of the Trust, to agree annual objectives and to ensure that these are achieved. It also involves ensuring effective financial control and that high standards of corporate governance are met.
Meetings take place every other month and are either held in person or via Microsoft Teams.
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Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE
Chairman
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Lesley Writtle
Deputy Chair/Non-Executive Director
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Val Taylor
Non-Executive Director
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Lorraine Harper
Non-Executive Director
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Andrew Argyle
Non-Executive Director
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Rachel Hardy
Non-Executive Director
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Jatinder Sharma
Non-Executive Director
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Mick Laverty
Non-Executive Director
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Mike Hallissey
Associate Non-Executive Director
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Amrick Singh Ubhi
Associate Non-Executive Director
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Atif Ali BEM
Associate Non-Executive Director
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Diane Wake
Interim Chief Executive (Voting Board member)
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Johanne Newens
Chief Operating Officer (Voting Board member)
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Dr Mark Anderson
Chief Medical Officer (Voting Board member)
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Mel Roberts
Chief Nursing Officer (Voting Board member)
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Rachel Barlow
Managing Director, MMUH Programme Company (Non-voting member)
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Kam Dhami
Chief Governance Officer (Non-voting member)
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Dave Baker
Chief Strategy Officer (Non-voting member)
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James Fleet
Interim Chief People Officer (Non-voting member)
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Simon Sheppard
Acting Chief Finance Officer (Voting Board member)
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Siân Thomas
Interim Chief Integration Officer (Non-voting Member)
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