Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors are responsible for the day-to-day management of our Trust and are ultimately accountable for the operational delivery of services, targets and performance.

There are seven non-executive directors which includes the Chair of our Trust. Our Board also has six executive directors including the Chief Executive. The membership of our Board of Directors is balanced, complete and appropriate. You can read more about both the executive and non-executive members in their profiles, further down this page.

The Board of Directors have a duty to ensure the provision of safe and effective services and they ensure that the service users experience is at the centre of everything we do at LYPFT. As part of this commitment the Board of Directors ensure that:

• The Trust values are at the cornerstone of the work that they perform. They strongly believe in living the values and applying them to their ways of working to deliver the everyday management of our Trust.
• They encourage our staff to engage and connect with local communities and partners.

All our non-executive directors are independent in character and judgement and we are assured that there are no relationships or circumstances that are likely to affect their judgement in this respect. The non-executive directors will assure themselves of performance by holding the executive directors to account for the achievement of the agreed goals, objectives, targets and measures.

Read the Terms and Conditions of Appointment for Non-Executive Directors at our Trust
Read the NHS Provider License Declarations 2022-23
Read the Annual Reports and Accounts
Read the Division of Responsibilities of the Chair and Chief Executive

Board Meetings

Visit our board meetings page for details of public meetings of the Board of Directors including agendas, papers and minutes.

Attending a public Board meeting

Members of the public are welcome to attend our public Board meetings and are welcome to ask questions, these must be submitted in advance.

If you would like to ask our Board of Directors a question at a public Board meeting, please contact:

• Clare Edwards (Associate Director for Corporate Governance) by emailing Clare.edwards34@nhs.net
• Merran McRae (Chair of the Trust) by emailing merran.mcrae1@nhs.net

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  Dr Sara Munro

  Role: Chief Executive
  

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  Merran McRae

  Role: Chair of the Trust
  

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  Zoe Burns-Shore

  Role: Non-executive Director, and Chair of the Workforce Committee
  

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  Katy Wilburn

  Role: Non-executive Director
  

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  Nichola Sanderson

  Role: Director of Nursing and Professions
  

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  Dawn Hanwell

  Role: Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive
  

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  Joanna Forster Adams

  Role: Chief Operating Officer
  

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  Dr Christian Hosker

  Role: Medical Director
  

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  Darren Skinner

  Role: Director of People and Organisational Development
  

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  Cleveland Henry

  Role: Non-executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee
  

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  Martin Wright

  Role: Non-executive Director, Deputy Chair of the Trust, and Chair of the Audit Committee
  

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  Dr Frances Healey

  Role:Non-executive Director and Chair of the Quality Committee
  

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  Kaneez Khan MBE

  Role:Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Mental Health Legislation Committee