Appointments made to CCS and NCH&C joint Chair and Group CEO roles
We are pleased to announce that Lynda Thomas has been appointed as the joint Chair of Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) from 1 April 2025. In the newly created joint role, Lynda will oversee the two community providers coming together to create a single specialist community health and care provider.
Matthew Winn has been appointed as the permanent Chief Executive of Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust with immediate effect, in addition to his role at Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, and will be the Group Chief Executive going forward.
Lynda has been Chair of NCH&C since February 2023. She joined the trust from Macmillan Cancer Support, where she became the charity’s first female Chief Executive in March 2015. In her 20 years at Macmillan, Lynda worked in a range of roles supporting people living with cancer and securing ground-breaking reforms in cancer care, support, and treatment.
Lynda said of the appointments: “These are incredibly exciting times for CCS and NCH&C as we work towards becoming a community NHS group, and I am delighted to have been appointed to Chair both organisations from April. I am really looking forward to working with Matthew as joint CEO, and all of our brilliant staff to bring CCS and NCH&C together for the benefit of our local populations.”
Mary Elford, the current Chair at CCS, is stepping down from her role at the end of March 2025. Mary and Lynda will remain in their current roles chairing their respective trusts until 31 March 2025.
About Building Trust
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust are coming together and as a first step are creating a specialist community health and care group. Find out more on our ‘Building Trust’ microsite.