Meet our Board of directors.
You can read about our other board members here and non-executive directors here.
Sir James Mackey
Chief Executive
Sir James Mackey, known as Jim, returned to his substantive role as Chief Executive of the trust in November 2017, a post he previously held for ten years. He was welcomed back after completing a two year secondment in a national role as Chief Executive of the NHS Improvement.
Read moreDaljit Lally
Executive Director of System Leadership and Community
Daljit Lally is the Executive Director of System Leadership and Community employed in a formal joint role between Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Northumberland County Council.
Read moreJeremy Rushmer
Executive Medical Director
Dr Jeremy Rushmer was appointed executive medical director in March 2016, providing clinical leadership on all aspects of patient safety, quality of care and clinical strategy.
Read moreMarion Dickson
Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery
Marion is our Executive Director of Nursing and Midwifery, and also our Chief Operating Officer for surgery.
Read moreHelen Ray
Chief Operating Officer
Helen is our Chief Operating Officer for medicine and community and is also responsible for child health, emergency planning and preparedness and the Hexham site.
Read moreBirju Bartoli
Executive Director of Performance and Improvement
Birju Bartoli was named Executive Director of Performance and Improvement in 2018 having previously been Executive Director of Systems, Strategy and Transformation.
Read moreAnn Stringer
Executive Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Ann Stringer has been a director of human resources and organisational development for the Trust since 2005.
Read morePaul Dunn
Executive Director of Finance
Paul Dunn has been executive director of finance since 2004.
Read moreClaire Riley
Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs
Claire Riley joined the Trust as Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs in 2010.
Read moreDeclaration of interests
Register of interests - Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors and Council of Governors are required to declare any interests, directly or indirectly relevant to the work of the trust. Should you have any queries regarding declarations, please contact the Company Secretary on 0191 203 2759
