by
Sarah Turner
| Dec 16, 2024
From 1 April 2025, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are coming together as a specialist community health and care group.
Members of the new Group Board are now confirmed.
Lynda Thomas CBE - Chair
Graham Nice – Non-Executive Director
Catherine Dugmore – Non-Executive Director
John Kennedy – Non-Executive Director
Njoki Yaxley – Non-Executive Director
Anna Gill OBE – Non-Executive Director
David Crawford – Non-Executive Director
Steven Crowe – Non-Executive Director
Matthew Winn - Chief Executive Officer
Dr Caroline Kavanagh - Chief Medical Officer
Kate Howard - Chief Nurse and AHP Officer
Anita Pisani - Chief People Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
Laura Clear - Director of Strategy and Transformation
Rachel Hawkins - Director of Corporate Affairs
The new group is interviewing for a Chief Information Officer this month and will be advertising for a Chief Finance and Resources Officer in the new year.
Lynda Thomas, Chair of the new Group Board, said: “I am delighted to announce our new Group Board members. Together they bring tremendous skills, experience and knowledge of our communities and a passion for improving community health and care across our region.
“I am confident that together we can do even more to improve care and to support our communities and our staff, whilst making our services stronger and more resilient.”
The new Board members will formally start their roles on 1 April 2025 and we will hold our first group Board meeting in April 2025.
New team brings significant experience from both Trusts
Matthew Winn and Dr Caroline Kavanagh already work in a joint capacity across the two Trusts. Lynda Thomas, Laura Clear, Graham Nice, John Kennedy, Njoki Yaxley, David Crawford and Steven Crowe are currently on the Board of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, and Anita Pisani, Kate Howard, Rachel Hawkins, Anna Gill and Catherine Dugmore are on the Board of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
