Integrated Care System (ICS) Board

Biography coming soon

John Brewin took up post as Chief Executive of Nottinghamshire Healthcare on 2 January 2019.

John, a consultant psychiatrist for 23 years, was CEO at Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT), where he has been in that role for four years and was their Medical Director for three years prior to this. John previously worked for Nottinghamshire Healthcare in a variety of senior clinical roles between1995-2011 and he also trained in Nottingham. John has an extensive career history of leadership and managerial roles, with experience as an associate medical director and clinical director before he joined LPFT.

John’s achievements during his time at LPFT include the Trust moving from ‘Requires Improvement’ in 2015 to ‘Good’ in 2017 in the CQC ratings. He also helped the Trust improve quality, deliver strong performance and meet financial targets year on year. Some of John’s other skills are around culture, leadership and staff engagement.

Richard joined the Ambulance Service in 1996.

He is a qualified paramedic and has extensive experience having held clinical and operational senior managerial roles including as a divisional director for our Lincolnshire Division, and Director of Operations for EMAS.

In March 2016 Richard became the EMAS Acting Chief Executive and the Chief Executive in October 2017.

Richard was appointed as Chief Executive at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in July 2017.

He joined Sherwood from University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust where he worked as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer for four years and he previously worked at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT.

Richard believes all patients should receive the level of care we would want our friends and families to receive. He views teamwork, lots of encouragement, support and kindness as essential to the delivery of high quality, safe patient care.

Eric joined Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust as Chairman on 1 May 2017.

An Accountant by background, Eric’s career began in local authority settings before he joined the NHS in 1987 as Senior Assistant Regional Treasurer at Trent Regional Health Authority.

Two years later he moved to a provider setting and his first director level post at the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield where he was Director of Finance and part of the executive team taking the hospital through to trust status.

In 1990 he returned to a health authority (HA), this time North Derbyshire HA which was severely challenged and facing a significant financial deficit. He led the financial turnaround and restored financial balance before moving to Chesterfield Royal Hospital in early 1993 to take up the post of Director of Finance and Corporate Services and Deputy Chief Executive. Eric held this post for eight years.

He was appointed Chief Executive in 2002, a position he then held for 10 years. As Chief Executive he successfully took the Trust to foundation trust (FT) status in 2005, led a substantial change management programme that included reforming the cost base and consistently delivered on national performance targets.

During his time at Chesterfield, Eric undertook a number of Chief Executive secondment roles to assist challenged providers including United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust and Mid Staffordshire Hospitals NHSFT.

Since stepping down from Chesterfield Royal in 2012 Eric has spent periods as Interim Chief Executive at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHSFT and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT whilst substantive appointments were made. He then became an Improvement Director for Monitor in 2013 which has seen him provide support and act as a regulator presence in challenged foundation trusts that have been placed in special measures.

He spent periods of time working with Burton Hospitals NHS FT, Tameside Hospitals NHS FT, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FT and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS FT. He also spent four months as an Advisor to the board of East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Amanda is the Accountable Officer for the six CCGs in the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System.

Amanda led the merger of 6 CCGs into one in 2019-20, having served as Chief Officer for both the Mansfield and Ashfield, and Newark and Sherwood CCGs for more than six years.

She also served as Joint SRO of the Mid-Nottinghamshire Better Together programme between 2014 and 2018. This was a Vanguard Primary and Acute Care System (PACS) site, with an Alliance across health and local government.

Amanda has a clinical background, working as a nurse and a midwife before moving into senior management. In 2001 Amanda was awarded a PhD for research investigating decision-making during pregnancy.

In her capacity as a consultant midwife, Amanda worked at regional and national levels. She chaired a working group on behalf of the National Screening Committee, which developed national standards for ultrasound consent in pregnancy. She has also edited midwifery text books.

Tracy joined Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) as Chief Executive on 30 October 2017.

She trained as a nurse in Birmingham and held a number of community nursing posts around the city before progressing into managerial roles within the NHS and is a registered general nurse, health visitor and school nurse.

Having begun her career as a nurse, Tracy values the importance of maintaining her clinical focus as a leader by protecting time in her diary each week to visit staff and gain an insight into the issues from a frontline perspective.

Before joining NUH, Tracy held Chief Executive roles at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Black Country Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to this she was Director of Performance and Organisational Development at Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust and Project Director for Urgent Care.

Five times named among Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) ‘Top Chief Executives’ (including in 2018), Tracy is renowned as a passionate, effective advocate for the health interests of patients and communities, locally and nationally, in helping achieve better care and outcomes, and for the future objectives of the NHS.

Jon Towler is an experienced Chairman and Non Executive Director in both the private and public sectors.

Jon graduated in 1991 from Reims Business School with a double degree in International Business Administration and then spent the early part of his career in international sales management. He moved into general management roles in the late 1990s, spending 8 years as a Director of the UK’s leading wholesaler of office products.

Jon has been involved with the NHS for more than ten years, chairing both NHS Nottinghamshire County and the East Midlands Ambulance Service. Since 2015, Jon has been working in a Non Executive capacity for multiple Clinical Commissioning Groups and, from 1st May 2019, has taken up the role of Lay Chair of the Governing Body for all six of the CCGs in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.

Jon currently serves as Vice Chair of the ICS Board.

Outside of work, Jon is married with two sons and lives in north Nottinghamshire.

Coming soon

Alex is the Director of Communications and Engagement for the ICS and the CCGs.

This means his role is to promote and explain the work of the Integrated Care System and the CCGs and also listen to the various audiences with an interest in the system: patients, the general public, staff, the voluntary and community sector and our elected politicians.

Alex has worked in the NHS since 2016, firstly in the national NHS England Communications team as Head of Strategic Communications and in the Nottinghamshire system in this role since 2018.

Prior to joining the NHS he worked for twelve years for Boots UK Limited in a variety of roles in the marketing, commercial and pharmacy departments with his final role being Head of External Healthcare Partnerships.

Alongside these paid roles, Alex also served as a Councillor on Nottingham City Council for six years from 2011 and took a particular interest in housing matters.

Alex has an MBA in Strategic Management from Aston University.

Gavin is a partner in Brierley Park Medical Centre.

He moved to the East Midlands in the 1990s and trained in medicine at Derby in 2003, completing Foundation training at Boston and Derby before starting GP training at Mansfield in 2009.

Gavin has worked in both secondary and primary care, previously working in ENT, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Emergency Department and Psychiatry. Gavin has worked with the CCG since 2013, contributing to the development and implementation of key strategies and quality improvements, including work on Better Together and the Primary Care Strategy.

With a professional scientific and medical background, Gavin is a strong advocate for harnessing innovation to transform and deliver quality services for patients in Mansfield and Ashfield.

Melanie joined Nottinghamshire County Council in January 2019.

Melanie leads Adult Social Care and Health, delivering health and care to Adults, their carers and families, including the most vulnerable residents in Nottinghamshire. Working in partnership with providers, voluntary sector organisation and health services is a key part of Melanie’s role with a focus on commissioning a sustainable social care market as well as directly providing social care support. Melanie places importance on championing the voice of people needing social care by engagement with them, shaping, influencing and implementing policy and Council services.

Eunice has lived in Nottingham since 1968 and attended Margaret Glenbott School.

She went on to study The Institute of Management at Clarendon College (IAM) and further studied with the East Midlands Open University to gain BSc in Social Sciences. She studied with University of Warwick on their Leadership Development Programme and has a professional background in Training and Development/Coaching. She has held three Executive positions within the Council in Adults and Health, HR and Customer Services.

Eunice has been elected to Nottingham City since February 1996 and currently represents the Bulwell Forest ward. She has held several other positions, chair of Area One Committee, the Older Persons Champion, Chair of Loneliness and Isolation and Age Friendly Steering Panels. Outside bodies Vice Chair of Westglade Primary School, and Chair of Finance: Member of Friends and Bredin (FAB) Prostate Cancer Support Group.

Councillor Tony Harper was elected as the Nottinghamshire County Councillor for Eastwood Division in May 2017, the first Conservative ever to win that particular council seat.

He was immediately appointed as a Vice Chairman of the Adult Social Care & Public Health Committee, and in May 2019 was promoted to become Chairman of that committee. He also serves on the Policy and Planning & Licensing Committees of the County Council.

Tony was previously the Councillor Eastwood Hall ward on Broxtowe Borough Council, where he served as the portfolio holder for Jobs & Economy. Before entering politics, Tony was a senior police officer, having served in the force for 36 years, building experience in virtually every aspect of police work including CID, highways patrol and community and neighbourhood policing.

Thilan Bartholomeuz is the Clinical Chair of NHS Newark & Sherwood CCG and a GP Partner at Abbey Medical Group in Blidworth & Ravenshead.

He completed his GP Training in Nottingham.

Thilan has a keen interest in developing cancer services. He chairs the ICS Cancer Programme Board and is the Mid Nottinghamshire CCGs’ Clinical Lead for Cancer and a Macmillan GP. He is a GP Trainer for the Sherwood Forest GP Speciality Training Programme and a Fellow of Royal College of General Practitioners.

Claire is interim chair of the board and has served on all committees during her period of appointment since May 2013 and recently reappointed for her 8th year.

Appointed until April 2022

She is a qualified solicitor (Non practising) who served as MP for Watford between 1997 and 2010. During her time in Parliament Claire held a number of positions including vice chamberlain to Her Majesty’s Household, and Justice Minister.

Since 2011 she has held a number of executive and non-executive roles in the community pharmacy sector. She continues to work as a director with the Pharmacists Defence Association and providing consultancy to a number of pharmacy organisations and companies. In January 2019 she was appointed as Chief Executive of the Institute for Collaborative Working. She was appointed to the Board of Governors of the University of Hertfordshire in 2018.

She lives locally in the Newark and Sherwood area with her family.

Rosa is the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG/ICS Chief Nurse, supporting the development of a forward leaning integrated care system.

Rosa Waddington RGN, BSC(Hons) H&SC, Dip HE Nursing, MBA has had a varied career and worked in a variety of settings and in a 3rd sector charity working with the military across the world. Following a return to the UK in 2015 she has had held a number of roles within the Nottinghamshire system with a focus on achieving quality through partnerships, developing and embedding person centred care approaches and system leadership.

Rosa has led the development of personalised care through the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire early adopter programme, putting people at the heart of the system supporting link workers, community development and embedding of personal health budgets, with a focus on the survivors of sexual violence.  Rosa is also a passionate supporter of equality and the LGBTQ+ Exec Champion, as well as working to support and empower young women as the leader of a number of units in Girl Guiding UK.

Mel is Chief Executive of Nottingham City Council, serving one of the country’s most vibrant and diverse cities.

He is responsible for providing policy advice to elected councillors and providing visible leadership to the council’s 6,000 staff delivering vital public services, securing economic growth and improving life chances.

Mel is a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and an alumnus of the City University, London MBA Programme.  Mel is a Commissioner for the Commission for Creating Healthy Cities.

Fran is an experienced executive and non-executive Director.

Prior to re-joining the NHS in 2012 Fran spent 18 years supporting change and transformation programmes across the public sector.  In the last 8 years Fran has worked at both provider and regional level with her recent role focusing on the health systems across the North Midlands (Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin; Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent; Derby/shire and Nottingham/shire)

Michael Williams is Chair of Nottingham CityCare and joined the Board in May 2018. 

He was previously Chair of a healthcare social enterprise in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

Michael worked in Nottingham as the City’s Corporate Director (Communities) until 2019 and had responsibly for a wide range of community services, including adult social care and acted as the City’s statutory Director of Adult Social Services.  He also served as Deputy Chief Executive.

He has over 30 years’ experience of change management within the public sector and major local authorities. Committed to partnership working at a strategic level with government, private sector, third sector and statutory partners such as police, housing, local authorities and health to improve the wellbeing of local communities, Michael is a strong advocate of prevention and early intervention in healthcare.

Biography coming soon

Dr Hugh Porter is a GP at the University of Nottingham Health Service and Clinical Director and Interim lead of Nottingham City Integrated Care Partnership ( ICP) 

Hugh qualified from Leicester in 1987. He completed his General Practice training in Nottingham before working in Australia. He became a GP partner at the University of Nottingham Health Service in 1993, where he continues to practice.

Hugh became involved in commissioning of health services  in 2006 and led the formation of NHS Nottingham City CCG in 2010. He became Chair of the CCG until it merged to form the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG in 2019. He was instrumental in the development of the Nottingham City ICP, a new collaboration of both health and care, but also wider partners including housing and the local authority.  He is also Vice Chair of Nottingham City Health and Wellbeing Board, sits on the One Nottingham board, the strategic partnership board for the City and is a member of the East Midlands Clinical Senate Council.

Stuart Poynor has worked in the NHS for 37 years in a wide range of leadership roles.

Originally an accountant in Leicestershire, Stuart became finance director of a primary care trust (PCT) in Staffordshire in 2002. In 2004 Stuart became chief executive of the PCT and in 2006 he became chief executive of the newly formed South Staffordshire PCT. In 2011 Stuart was appointed as chief executive of the newly formed Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership Trust where he oversaw the transfer of 1,100 social care staff into the NHS. The Trust was the largest provider of integrated health and social care in the UK. In 2017 Stuart was seconded to work as director of commissioning operations for the north Midlands. Stuart joined mid-Notts CCGs as director of turnaround in September 2018.  Since 2019 Stuart has been the Chief Finance Officer for the 6 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG’s which recently merged to form NHS Nottingham & Nottinghamshire CCG.

He has an extensive track record in NHS leadership, following a long career in the charity sector as well as in significant NHS Board level roles.

Paul took up office on 1 January 2020, for an initial term of three years. He has an extensive track record in NHS leadership, following a long career in the charity sector as well as in significant NHS Board level roles. In his roles at Age Concern England, Headway, and Action for Children he led strategic engagement with healthcare commissioners and providers, developing successful partnerships and new models of care delivery. This complemented his six years as a Non-Executive Director at Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust where he was part of the team successfully transferring the commissioning of health to new Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Paul has been Chair of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LPFT), Lincolnshire’s mental health and learning disability Trust, where he led a three-year quality improvement programme to take LPFT from a CQC (Care Quality Commission) “Requires improvement” rating (including “Inadequate” for Safe) to “Good” (including “Good” for Safe in every service, and “Outstanding” in the Well-led domain). Paul will remain Chair at Lincolnshire as well as taking up his new role in Nottinghamshire

Biog coming soon...

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