Our Executive Team

Our Executive Team are experienced NHS professionals with specific management and operational skills. They are responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the trust. The Executive Team is led by Chief Executive Ify Okocha and the members are:

  • Ify Okocha - Chief Executive

  • Iain Dimond - Chief Operating Officer

  • Abi Fadipe - Chief Medical Officer

  • Jane Wells - Chief Nursing Officer

  • Neil Springham - Chief Therapies Officer

  • Rachel C Evans - Chief People and Strategy Officer

  • Azara Mukhtar - Chief Financial Officer

  • Alison Furzer - Chief Digital Information Officer

  • Rachel Evans - Chief Estates Officer

  • Sally Bryden - Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development (Trust Secretary)

  • Lisa Thompson - Service Director - Children and Young People

  • Sarah Burchell - Service Director - Adult Community Physical Health Services

  • Aisling Thompson - Service Director - Forensic and Offender Healthcare

  • Aisling Clifford - Service Director - Adult Acute and Crisis Mental Health

  • Lorraine Regan - Service Director - Adult Community Mental Health/Adult Learning Disability 

   

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Dr Abi Fadipe | Chief Medical Officer

Dr Abi Fadipe | Chief Medical Officer

Dr Abimbola Fadipe, MBBS, MRCPsych, MSc, PGCert (management) is a Consultant Psychiatrist currently working clinically in outpatient dementia care. She has over 18 years’ experience of working with people with mental health problems in different areas of London and the South East. Her areas of interest are in developing interventions that improve quality of life in dementia, outcome measures and clinical leadership training in multidisciplinary teams. She has a wide experience in the field of research and obtained a Master’s degree in Psychiatric Research from the University College London.

As a Clinical Director for six years, she has led on various local and national change programmes. She trained as a Quality Improvement Coach with the Institute of Health Improvement and has provided support for a number of Quality Improvement Projects in South London.

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