It has been agreed that Helen Brown our CEO, will be undertaking an assignment with NHS London on provider collaboratives from now until March 2024.

Helen has taken this decision for personal reasons.

 

In the meantime, Matthew Shaw, who is the CEO of Great Ormond Street Hospital, will become the Trust’s Interim Accountable Officer (whilst retaining his responsibilities at GOSH) and Dr Clare Dollery our Medical Director will become Acting Deputy CEO, supporting Matthew and the Executive team during Helen’s absence.

 

Whittington Health continues to be focussed on providing the highest quality, timely, safe and effective care to everyone who needs us and to helping our local communities live longer, healthier lives.

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Matthew is CEO at Great Ormond Street Hospital having previously been the Trust's Medical Director. He joined GOSH in March 2018.

Matthew is a highly experienced clinical leader. He is an orthopaedic surgeon and has been Clinical Director of the spinal unit at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) for the last seven years. He was also the Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive of the RNOH for five years. Before joining GOSH Matthew was Medical Director for Health Provision in BUPA UK.

 

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Clare joined Whittington Health from Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where she was Deputy Medical Director from 2015, stepping up to the role of Acting Medical Director between September 2018 and January 2019.

A cardiologist by background, Clare has a range of clinical leadership experience with a focus on safety and improvement. She was previously the Deputy Medical Director at Barts Health NHS Trust and prior to that a Divisional Clinical Director at The Heart Hospital at UCLH. A local resident, Clare has worked in and trained at a number of London trusts during her career.