Our Board
Caroline Donovan
Chief Executive
Caroline was appointed Chief Executive of the Trust in September 2014...
Tony Gadsby
Vice-Chair
Tony was appointed as Vice Chair in 2017, have initially been appointed as a Non-executive Director for the Trust in 2009
Suzanne Robinson
Director of Finance, Performance & Digital
Suzanne has broad experience, with both commissioning and provider experience...
Paul Draycott
Director of Leadership & Workforce
Paul carried out the Director of Leadership and Workforce role on an acting basis...
Maria Nelligan
Director of Nursing & Quality
Before joining us as Director of Nursing & Quality, Maria held the post of Assoc Director of Nursing...
Dr Olubukola (Buki) Adeyemo
Medical Director
Dr Adeyemo is a qualified consultant in Old Age Psychiatry and has worked in the NHS...
Dr Nasreen Fazal-Short
Acting Director of Operations
Dr Nasreen Fazal-Short was appointed as Acting Director of Operations in April on a six-month secondment.
Andrew Hughes
Director of Strategy & Development
Andrew previously supported the Trust as Interim Director of Strategy...
Patrick Sullivan
Non-Executive Director
Patrick lives in Leek, in the Staffordshire Moorlands. He trained and worked....
Joan Walley
Non-Executive Director
Joan was MP for Stoke-on-Trent North for 28 years, stepping down in 2015...
Lorien Barber
Non-Executive Director
For seven years Lorien Barber served as Director of North Staffs Users Group...
Laurie Wrench
Associate Director of Governance
Laurie joined the Trust in 2007 as Head of Clinical Audit and Research...
Joe McCrea
Associate Director of Communications
Joe joined the Trust in December 2016 having previously been Director of Communications at East Leicestershire and Rutland CCG...