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
Rachel became Director of Estates and Facilities for the trust in January 1999 having worked for the organisation for a number of years in a variety of estate and facilities related roles.
Rachel joined the NHS in the late 1980s, initially working in older people’s services in central London, and has an MSc in Planning Buildings for Health.
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