New Group Board announced
From 1 April 2025, Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust are coming together as a specialist community health and care group.
Members of the new Group Board are now confirmed.
- Lynda Thomas CBE - Chair
- Matthew Winn - Chief Executive Officer
- Dr Caroline Kavanagh - Chief Medical Officer
- Kate Howard - Chief Nurse and AHP Officer
- Anita Pisani - Chief People Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
- Laura Clear - Director of Strategy and Transformation
- Rachel Hawkins - Director of Corporate Affairs
We are pleased to announce that the Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) for the Group Board have also been appointed as follows:
- Lynda Thomas CBE – Group Chair
- Graham Nice - Vice Chair NCH&C
- John Kennedy
- Njoki Yaxley
- David Crawford
- Steve Crowe
- Anna Gill OBE - Vice Chair CCS
- Catherine Dugmore
Lynda Thomas, Chair of the new Group Board, said: “I am delighted to announce our new Group Board members. Together they bring tremendous experience and knowledge of our communities and a passion for improving community health and care across our region.
“I am confident that together we can do even more to improve care and to support our communities and our staff, whilst also making our services stronger and more resilient.”
The new Board members will formally start their roles on 1 April 2025, and we will hold our first group Board meeting in April 2025.
In addition to the roles above, the new group is interviewing for a Chief Information Officer this month and will be advertising for a Chief Finance and Resources Officer in the new year.
New team brings significant experience from both trusts
Matthew Winn and Dr Caroline Kavanagh already work in a joint capacity across the two trusts. Lynda Thomas and Laura Clear currently work for Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, and Anita Pisani, Kate Howard and Rachel Hawkins currently work for Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.