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New Group Board announced

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.

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