Matthew Hopkins - Chief Executive
Matthew Hopkins joined the Trust as Chief Executive on Monday 14 January 2019.
Our Board
Anita Day - Chair
Anita Day joined the Board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 August 2018 as a Non-Executive Director.
Anita became Chair of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust on 1 September 2022, following an 18-month stint as ...
Dr Christine Blanshard - Chief ...
Dr Christine Blanshard joined the Trust as Chief Medical Officer in October 2021.
Jackie Edwards - Chief Nursing ...
Jackie joined the Board as interim Chief Nursing Officer at the start of January 2023, after five years as Deputy Chief Nursing Officer.
She is a highly experienced senior nurse who has worked in both adult and ...
Neil Cook - Chief Finance ...
Neil Cook took on the role of Chief Finance Officer on an interim basis with effect from 1 August 2022, having joined the Trust as Associate Director of Finance in June 2021.
Richard Haynes - Director of ...
Richard Haynes joined our Trust on 6 September 2017 as Director of Communications and Engagement.
Tina Ricketts - Director of ...
Tina Ricketts joined Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as Director of People and Culture on 29 January 2018.
Vikki Lewis - Chief Digital ...
Vikki Lewis was appointed as Chief Digital Officer in January 2020.
Vikki joined us from Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where she was Chief Information Officer. She has also held a number of ...
Jo Newton - Director of ...
Jo Newton joined us at Director of Strategy and Planning in April 2020.
Jo is a hugely experienced NHS board director and award-winning marketeer with extensive public and private sector ...
Rebecca O’Connor – Director of ...
Director of Corporate Governance, Rebecca O’Connor joined the Trust on 1 March 2021.
Rebecca brings extensive experience of providing board level advice on governance, compliance and corporate and strategic risk management. Her previous ...
Dame Julie Moore – Non-Executive Director
Dame Julie Moore joined the Board of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust as an Associate Non-Executive Director from 1 October 2018, after stepping down from her most recent post as Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust.
Colin Horwath - Non-Executive Director
Colin joined the Trust on 1 February 2019.
Colin Horwath is a qualified accountant, who has spent his career working with the public sector. He was a partner with KPMG, based in Birmingham, for 20 years, leading audit and advisory ...
Dr Simon Murphy - Non ...
Dr Simon Murphy joined us as non-executive director in April 2021.
Karen Martin - Non-Executive Director
Karen Martin’s appointment by NHS England as a Non-Executive Director took effect on 9 January 2023 and runs until 8 January 2025.
Karen Martin is currently an independent Consultant / Advisor across the health, education and private sector. ...
Tony Bramley - Non-Executive Director
Tony Bramley’s appointment by NHS England as a Non-Executive Director took effect on 9 January 2023 and runs until 8 January 2025.
Tony Bramley is a former Chief Executive of two housing associations and a City Council ...
Michelle Lynch - Non-Executive Director
Michelle Lynch joined our Trust Board as a Non-Executive Director on 9 January 2023 and her placement runs for 12 months.
Michelle Lynch is the owner and Director of Lynch's Resources Ltd, an award-winning business which offers ...
Dr Sue Sinclair – Associate Non ...
Dr Sue Sinclair joined the Trust as an Associate Non-Executive Director in October 2021.
Richard Oosterom – Associate Non-Executive Director
Richard is an experienced senior executive who worked most of his career in the IT and technology sector throughout Europe and in the US and Asia.
During his commercial career of more than 30 years, he has built ...