Organisation structure

Our Trust Board is made up of six voting and two non-voting executive directors plus seven non-executive directors (including the chair).

View details of all Trust Board members on the Our Board page.

Professor Simon Constable FRCP

Chief Executive

John Culshaw

Company Secretary and Associate Director of Corporate Governance

 

Jane Hurst

Chief Finance Officer

Portfolio

Management Accounts

Financial Services

Financial Planning

Contracts, performance and commercial development

Clinical coding and service development

Supplies and Procurement

Informatics and Business Intelligence

 

Ali Kennah

Chief Nurse

Portfolio

Professional leadership for nurses, midwives and AHPs

Clinical governance

Regulatory compliance

Infection prevention and control

Patient safety

Patient experience

Clinical Education

Safeguarding

Maternity and Children's

Safety Champion

Palliative Care

Clinical Research

 

Dan Moore

Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive

Portfolio

Planned Care

Unplanned Care

Clinical Support Services

Estates and Facilities

EPRR

Transformation

Dr Paul Fitzsimmons

Executive Medical Director

Portfolio

Professional leadership for doctors, dentists and physician associates

Patient safety

Clinical effectiveness and productivity

Learning from deaths

Medicines management

Appraisal and Revalidation

Medical Education

Digital Services

Quality Academy

 

Michelle Cloney

Chief People Officer

Portfolio

Human Resources

Recruitment

Payroll

Pensions

Workforce intelligence

Occupational health and wellbeing

Staff engagement

Organisational development

Learning and development

 

Lucy Gardner

Director of Strategy and Partnerships

Portfolio

Strategy development and delivery

New hospitals

Town Deals - community health hubs

ICS and Place developments

Local Health and wellbeing strategy delivery

Anchor programme, including green plan

Partnerships and collaboration

COVID-19 vaccination

 

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Kate Henry

Director of Communications and Engagement

Portfolio

Internal and external communications

Media relations

Community and stakeholder engagement

Freedom of Information

WHH Charity Fundraising

 

Dan Moore

Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive

Zoe Harris

Director of Operations and Performance

Neil Gregory

Associate Director - Planned Care Group

VACANT

Digestive Diseases Clinical Business Manager

Ceri Rogers

Surgical Specialities Clinical Business Manager

Laura James

Women's and Children's Clinical Business Manager

 

Sharon Kilkenny

Associate Director - Unplanned Care Group

Chris Barlow

Integrated Medicine and Community Clinical Business Manager

Sharon Martlow

Medical Care Clinical Business Manager

Karen Bowman

Urgent and Emergency Clinical Business Manager

 

Hilary Stennings

Associate Director - Clinical Support Services

Paul Mooney

Chief Pharmacist

Mark Jones

Radiology Services Manager

Michelle Smith

Therapies Manager

Neil Gaskell

Pathology Services Manager

Vacant

Outpatients Services Manager (Interim)

 

Sarah Haworth

Associate Director of Integrated Care

Danielle Whittaker

Service Manager - Integrated Hospital Discharge Team

 

Val Doyle

Associate Director, Estates & Facilities Management

Lee Bushell

Head of Capital Projects

Kieran Beech

Head of Estates Maintenance, Compliance & Risk

Julie McGreal

Head of Facilities

Phil Sloan

Head of Security & Car Parking (LSMS)

Suresh K Arni Sukumaran

Head of Medical Engineering

 

VACANT

Associate Director of Projects & Programme Delivery (Fixed term)

Sarah Jackson

Senior Strategic Project Manager - TIF

(Planned Care) (Fixed term)

 

Dan Moore

Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive

Zoe Harris

Director of Operations and Performance

 

Planned Care Group

Neil Gregory

Associate Director

Dr Anna Vondy

Associate Medical Director

Sonia Griffin

Associate Chief Nurse

Digestive Diseases

James Melling

Clinical Director

VACANT

Clinical Business Manager

Lucy Parry

Lead Nurse

Clinical Services

Gastroenterology

General Surgery

Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

Endoscopy

Breast Surgery

Anaesthetics

Liaison Pain Management

Pre-operative Assessment

Ward A4

Ward A5 Gastro

Ward A5 Elective

Ward B4

Planned Investigations Unit

Theatres

Post- Anaesthesia Care Unit

CT Room

 

Surgical Specialities

Anna Vondy

Clinical Director

Ceri Rogers

Clinical Business Manager

Carol McEvoy

Lead Nurse

Clinical Services

Trauma and Orthopaedics

Ophthalmology

Urology

Ear Nose and Throat Surgery

Audiology

Maxillofacial Surgery

Orthodontics

Ward A6

Ward B3

Captain Sir Tom Moore Ward

 

Women's and Children's Health

Dr Satish Hulikere

Clinical Director

Laura James

Clinical Business Manager

Ailsa Gaskill-Jones

Director of Midwifery

Jill Tomlinson

Lead Nurse Women and Children's and Gynaecology

Clinical Services

Midwifery

Obstetrics

Gynaecology

Colposcopy

Paediatrics

Neonatology

Antenatal Day Unit

Antenatal Clinic

The Nest / Birth Suite

C23

Gynaecology Assessment Unit

Ward C20

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Wards B10 and B11

Children and Young People's Outpatients

 

Unplanned Care Group

Dr Mark Forrest

Associate Medical Director

Sharon Kilkenny

Associate Director

Emma Painter

Associate Chief Nurse

Medical Care

Dr Laura Langton

Clinical Director

Sharon Martlow

Clinical Business Manager

Claudine Reynolds/Ellis Clarke

Lead Nurses

Clinical Services

Critical Care Medicine

Cardiology

Respiratory Medicine

Cardio-Respiratory

Investigation

Diabetes and Endocrinology

Nephrology

Rheumatology

Neurology

Dermatology

Acute Care Team

Intensive Care Unit

Acute Cardiac Care Unit

A3 Acute Respiratory Unit

B18

Ward C21

Urgent and Emergency Care

Dr Saagar Patel/Dr Adebole Adebowale

Clinical Directors

Karen Bowman

Clinical Business Manager

Yasmin Habib

Lead Nurse

Clinical Services

Emergency Medicine

Acute Medicine

Emergency Department

Same Day Emergency Care Unit

Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre

Acute Medical Unit A1

Ward A2

Patient Flow Team

 

Integrated Medicine and Community

Pradeep Magapu

Clinical Director

Chris Barlow

Clinical Business Manager

Janet Pye

Lead Nurse

Clinical Services

General Medicine

Care of the Elderly

Palliative Care

Frailty Assessment Unit

Ward A7

Ward A8

Ward A9

Forget me Not Unit B12

Stroke Unit B14

Ward B19

Ward K25

Discharge Suite

Integrated Discharge Team

 

Clinical Support Services

Dr Alison Davis

Clinical Director

Hilary Stennings

Associate Director

Nicola Milkins

Matron

Paul Mooney

Chief Pharmacist

Michelle Smith

Head of Therapies

TBC

Lead Nurse

Mark Jones

Radiology Services Manager

Neil Gaskell

Pathology Services Manager

Lesley McKay

Associate Director Infection, Prevention and Control (IPC)

Clinical Services

Haematology

Microbiology

Clinical Chemistry

Histopathology

Imaging

Radiology

Breast Screening

Infection Prevention and Control

Outpatients

Pharmacy

Therapies

 

Ali Kennah

Chief Nurse

Tracy Fennell

Deputy Chief Nurse/Director of Clinical Governance

 

Vacant

Chief Nursing and Information Officer and Head of Digital Care

 

Ailsa Gaskill-Jones

Director of Midwifery

Tina Moors

Deputy Director of Midwifery

Jill Tomlinson

Lead Nurse for Paediatrics and Gynaecology Services

 

Dr Thara Raj

Director of Population Health & Inequalities

 

Michelle Smith

Lead AHP and Head of Therapies

 

Emma Painter

Associate Chief of Nursing - Unplanned Care

Yasmin Habib

Urgent and Emergency Care Lead Nurse

Claudine Reynolds

Medical Care Lead Nurse

Ellis Clarke

Critical Care Matron

Janet Pye 

Integrated Medicine Lead Nurse

 

VACANT

Director of Integrated Governance

Katie Clarke

Lead Nurse Safeguarding Adults/Children

Portfolio

Clinical Governance

CQC Compliance

Health and Safety Risk Management

Audit

Legal Services

Quality Academy

Safeguarding Mental Health and Learning Disability

 

Lesley McKay

Associate Chief Nurse for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Associate Director of IPC

Nicola Milkins

Acting Matron Clinical Support Services

 

Debbi Howard

Associate Chief of Nursing - Corporate Nursing

Deborah Hatton

Lead Nurse for Staffing and Workforce Improvement

VACANT

Head of Clinical Education

Charlotte Murray

Patient Safety Nurse

Claire Grice (covering maternity leave)

Head of Patient Experience and Inclusion

Heather Aston

Tissue Viability

 

Sonia Griffin

Associate Chief Nurse - Planned Care

Carol McEvoy

Surgical Specialities Lead Nurse

Lucy Parry

Digestive Diseases Lead Nurse

 

Portfolio

Palliative Care

Patient Experience and Volunteers

Chaplaincy

Military Veterans

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (Patients)

Infection Control Support

Bereavement Services

Patient Safety

Ward Accreditation

Ward Metrics

Clinical Education

Medical Devices

Medicines Improvement

Nursing staff & workforce

 

Dr Paul Fitzsimmons

Executive Medical Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer

 

Debbie Mallett

Medical Cabinet Business Manager

 

Dr Paula Chattington

Director of Medical Education

Kate Davidson

Medical Education Manager

 

Dr Anne Robinson

Deputy Medical Director & Responsible Officer

Dr Alison Davis

Clinical Director

Clinical Support Services

 

Dr Mark Forrest

Associate Medical Director - Unplanned Care Group

Dr Laura Langton

Clinical Director Medical Care

Dr Pradeep Magapu

Clinical Director Integration Medicine and Community

Dr Adebola Adebowale and Mr Saagar Patel

Associate Clinical Directors Urgent and Emergency Care

 

Dr Anna Vondy

Associate Medical Director - Planned Care Group

VACANT

Clinical Director - Surgical Specialities

Mr James Melling and Dr Andrew Langton

Clinical Director - Digestive Diseases

Dr Satish Hulikere

Clinical Director - Women's and Children's

 

Portfolio Associate Medical Directors

Dr Eshita Hasan

Associate Medical Director for Patient Safety

Portfolio

VTE

Medicines Governance

Infection Control/Sepsis/UTI

CQUINS

Discharge

Communication

Diagnostic Testing Policy

Incident Investigation

CQUIN

Patient Safety Specialist

Mortality, Learning from Deaths

Serious Incidents

Mr Mithun Murthy

Associate Medical Director for Clinicial Effectiveness

Dr Kevin Tan

Deputy AMD for CE-Procedural Safety

Dr Tim Furniss

Deputy AMD for CE-Research & Development

Portfolio

Clinical Audit

NICE

LocSSIPs

Consent

Clinical Ethics Committee

Research

7 Day Services

Trust Wide Trauma Group

Cancer

 

Mr Pranesh Nagarajan

Associate Medical Director - Clinical Productivity and Strategy

Portfolio

Clinical Productivity

Getting it Right First Time

(GIRFT)

Strategy

 

Dr Hilary Furniss

Associate Medical Director – Medical Appraisal and Revalidation

Portfolio

Medical Appraisal Standards

Responsible Officer (RO)

Documentation and Reporting Support for Doctors

Revalidation Support and Professional Development for Doctors

 

VACANT

Chief Nursing Information Officer and Head of Digital Care

Dr Rita Arya

Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer – Women’s and Children’s Health

Dr Damian Stansfield

Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer – Medical Specialties

Dr Phyu Wai

Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer – Medical Specialties

Mr Gareth Stables

Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer – Surgical Specialties

Miss Virag Varga

Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer - Surgical Specialties

Portfolio

Clinical Information

Jane Hurst

Chief Finance Officer

Janet Parker

Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Alison Jordan

Associate Director of Information

Chris White 

Head of Enterprise Solutions

Portfolio

Business Intelligence

Statutory Reporting

Governance of Data Quality

Digital Analysis

Data Warehouse

Enterprise Solutions

VACANT

Associate Director of Finance - Strategy

Heather Farrington

Head of Financial Planning

Portfolio

Financial Planning

Clinical Income

PLICS/Benchmarking

Service Line Reporting

Overseas Patients

Strategic Business Cases

Reference Costs

Contracts & SLAs

Charitable Funds

Paul Brereton

Head of Clinical Coding and Service Development

Portfolio

Clinical Coding

Service Development

Internal/External Audit

Clinical Engagement

Quality Improvement

Claire Leather

Head of Finance (GIRFT)

Portfolio

CIP/GIRFT/Improvement Business Cases

Bids and Tenders

Benefits Realisation

Commercial Development

Performance Assurance Framework

Use of Resources

Finance Systems

Alice Forkgen

Associate Director of Finance - Operations

Lynn Simpson

Head of Management Accounts

Portfolio

Budget Setting

Budget Management

Forecasting

Costs and Financial Information

Corporate Benchmarking

Service Improvement

Internal Monthly Reporting

Finance Systems

Karen Spencer

Head of Financial Services

Portfolio

Financial Accounting

External Financial Reporting

Financial Controls

Treasury Management

Cash Flow/Cash Office

Internal & External Audit

Annual Accounts

Accounts Payable/Receivable

Counter Fraud

Capital Accounting

Alison Parker

Associate Director of Procurement and Deputy Chief Procurement for the ICS

Paul Foster

Deputy Associate Director of Procurement

Portfolio

Tendering and Commercial Contracts

Order Processing

Stores Receipt and Distribution

Materials Management

Workflow Procurement Services to Bridgewater Community

Michelle Cloney

Chief People Officer

Jennie Dwerryhouse

Deputy Chief People Officer

Carl Roberts

Associate Chief People Officer

Gemma Leach

Head of Workforce Systems and Intelligence

Louise Rylett

Head of Employment Services

Portfolio

Payroll

Recruitment

Medical Bank and Agency

Pensions

Workforce Intelligence

Laura Hilton

Associate Chief People Officer

Amanda Heaton

Head of HR Business Partners

Mike Grogan

Staff Side Chair

VACANT

Head of Learning and Organisational Development

Portfolio

Human Resources

Employee Relations

Rebecca Patel

Associate Chief People Officer

Caroline Eardley

Head of Occupational Health and Wellbeing

Anita Kirkham

Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub Manager

Adam Harrison-Moran

Head of Culture and Inclusion

Portfolio

Staff Engagement

Learning and Development

Organisational Development

Widening Participation

Mental Health Wellbeing Service

Occupational Health and Wellbeing

Dr Paul Fitzsimmons

Executive Medical Director & Chief Clinical Information Officer

Dr Tom Poulter

Chief Information Officer (SIRO)

Sue Caisley

Deputy Chief Information Officer

Stephen Deacon

Head of Digital Compliance

Portfolio

Information Governance

Cyber Security

Digital Compliance

Emma O’Brien

Head of EPR & Programme Management

Portfolio

EPR Project Managers/Support

Training Team/Administrator

RA (Smartcards)

Optimisation

Release Management

Tracie Waterfield

Head of IT Services

Portfolio

Head of Digital Compliance

Lucy Gardner

Director of Strategy & Partnerships

Dr Hayley Heard

Deputy Director of Strategy and Partnerships

Portfolio

Overall strategy development and delivery

New hospitals Anchor programme, including Green Plan

Clinical strategy development

Acute collaboration

Population Health

Shared Prosperity Fund

C&M Pathology Collaboration

C&M Relationships and ICS Development

Carl Mackie

Halton Healthy New Town and Strategic Programmes Manager

Portfolio

Overall Strategy Development and delivery

Runcorn Town Deal - Health & Education Hub

Shopping City Development

Halton Levelling Up

One Public Estate

Halton Place Development and Health and Wellbeing Strategy Delivery

Halton Relationships

Steve Bennett

Head of Strategy and Partnerships

Portfolio

Overall Strategy Development and Delivery

Warrington Town Deal - Health and Wellbeing Hub

Clinical Diagnostics Centre

Warrington place Development, Health & Wellbeing Strategy Delivery

Breast Services Reconfiguration

Warrington Relationships

Kate Henry

Director of Communications and Engagement

Hayley Smith

Deputy Direct of Communications and Engagement

Alison Aspinall

Head of Communications and Engagement

Helen Higginson 

Head of Fundraising

Portfolio

Internal and external communications

Stakeholder and member Engagement

Public affairs and consultations

WHH Charity

 

As a Foundation Trust we have a Council of Governors which includes the Trust's chair, public governors elected by members, staff governors elected by staff and partner governors.

Visit the Council of Governors page to see governor details.