Board of Directors

Mark Chamberlain

Interim Chair

Mark was appointed Interim Chair of the Trust in May 2023. He is an experienced NED from Humber & North Yorkshire ICB and a former Deputy Chair of Leeds Teaching Hospitals.  The bulk of Mark’s earlier career was with BT where he held a variety of senior roles in HR, marketing, operations, strategy, business transformation and business development. He was a member of the BT Yorkshire & The Humber Regional Board from 2000 to 2014 and a Non-Executive director of the Learning and Skills Council Regional Board until 2010. Mark is also Chair at Harrogate Integrated Facilities Ltd.

Declaration of interests

Simon Morritt

Chief Executive

Simon is the Chief Executive of the Trust - a role he started in August 2019 - and since July 2022, he is also a Provider Partner Member to the NHS Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.

Simon joined the Trust from Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he has been Chief Executive since 2016.

He has more than 25 years’ experience in the NHS, which he joined in September 1989 as a general management trainee in Greater Manchester. 

After roles across Yorkshire he went on to be successful in number of senior positions.  His first Chief Executive post was for the Doncaster Central Primary Care Trust in October 2000 and he was appointed Chief Executive of the former Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust (now NHS Bradford and Airedale) in October 2006.  Following his time in commissioning organisations he became Chief Executive of Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

Declaration of interests
Provider member (designate) of Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
Trustee - MediCinema (a charity that supports cinemas in hospitals)

Andrew Bertram

Finance Director

Andrew was appointed as finance director in January 2009. 

As finance director, Andrew is responsible for providing strategic financial leadership and advice.  Andrew has a key role to play to ensure effective professional input to the definition and development of the Trust’s overall strategic vision and direction and the day-to-day managerial decision making process.  He advises the Board and chief executive on matters of financial governance and probity and ensures the highest standards of financial governance and management in line with best practice.

Andrew joined the NHS in 1991 as a finance trainee at York as part of the NHS graduate management training scheme.  Upon qualifying as an accountant, he undertook a number of financial roles supporting many of the Trust's clinical teams and later became directorate manager for medicine for a short time.

Andrew left the Trust in 2005 to take up the role of deputy finance director at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.  He subsequently returned to the Trust in 2009 as finance director.

Declaration of interests
Nil

Karen Stone

Medical Director

Karen was appointed as Medical Director for the Trust in November 2022.

As Medical Director Karen is responsible for the appointment, development and professional leadership of medical and dental staff.  Karen acts as the Responsible Officer for the Trust and is responsible for medical leadership including professional standards, appraisal and revalidation and appointments.  She also has responsibility for medical education, patient safety, clinical audit, medication safety, clinical risk and medico-legal matters.

Karen graduated from Birmingham University with a medical degree in 1990. She then worked in posts in paediatrics in Birmingham, London and Yorkshire. She was appointed to a consultant paediatric post with an interest in emergency paediatrics at Pontefract General Infirmary in 2001 after obtaining her Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training. Her career at Pontefract, which became part of the Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust, saw her develop into an accomplished medical leader. In 2014 Karen became the Medical Director, a post that she has left to join York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Karen comes to us with a wealth of experience in medical leadership, quality improvement, patient safety, clinical reconfiguration and is passionate about multi professional education.

Declaration of interests
Nil

Heather McNair

Chief Nurse

Heather was appointed as chief nurse in July 2019.

Joining the Trust from her previous position as director of nursing and quality from Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Heather is a qualified midwife, and became Head of Midwifery at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary in 1998 before becoming Deputy Director of Nursing in 2001, a post she held for ten years.

Declaration of interests
Nil

Melanie Liley

Interim Chief Operating Officer and Chief Allied Health Professional

Melanie was appointed as interim Chief Operating Officer in July 2022.

As Chief Operating Officer, Melanie provides strategic leadership to operational teams and is instrumental in driving and leading improvements in clinical care and performance across the Trust.  Melanie is also the Chief Allied Health Professional (AHP) for the Trust, providing expert strategic and professional leadership to the relevant AHPs and ensuring that issues of quality and clinical assurance are visible to Trust Board.

Melanie has worked in the NHS for more than 30 years; she is a registered physiotherapist, has worked as a lecturer at Nottingham University, and has held a number of clinical roles, operational management roles and professional leadership roles in acute and community settings. Melanie has been with the Trust since 2009, holding the role of Deputy Chief Operating Officer before her current position.  Before that, she has spent time managing a number of services including therapy services, Community Services, Emergency Medicine and Trauma, and Orthopaedics.

Declaration of interests
Nil

Polly McMeekin

Director of Workforce and Organisational Development

Polly became Director of Workforce and Organisational Development in February 2019.

She joined the Trust in September 2015 as Deputy Director of Workforce reporting into the Chief Executive.  Her portfolio includes Human Resources, Organisational Development, Workforce Development, Occupational Health, Research and Equality and Diversity.

After graduating from Durham University in 2000, Polly began her career in Financial Services.  In 2002 she joined the NHS working for Great Ormond Street Hospital, where she trained in Human Resource Management.  Polly joined Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust in 2009 and progressed to Deputy Director of Workforce and Organisational Development before she left in 2015.

Polly is a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD.

Declaration of interests
Nil

James Hawkins

Chief Digital Information Officer

As Chief Digital and Information Officer James leads digital transformation of the Trust integrating with the Humber and North Yorkshire ICS.

He is responsible for the delivery of the strategic digital capabilities required to underpin new models of care provided across the Trust and the integrated care system.

James is also responsible for the delivery and maintenance of our digital infrastructure and providing assurance to both Trust and ICS board in this regard, which includes assurances around cyber security, service continuity and information governance.

James joined the Trust from NHS Digital where he had several different roles on the executive team and was central to the delivery of many of the national NHS IT systems and services and commercial frameworks, such as the NHS App, NHS.UK, NHS 111, NHS Summary Care Records and the GP IT Commercial Framework to name a few.

Declaration of interests
Member - Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

Lucy Brown

Director of Communications

Lucy was appointed as Director of Communications in February 2020.  

Lucy joined the Trust in July 2008 as Communications Service Manager, establishing the Trust’s first in-house communications function.  She was appointed Head of Communications in 2011 and latterly Acting Director of Communications in June 2018, reporting to the chief executive.

Lucy’s portfolio includes media relations and PR, internal communications, stakeholder engagement and charity fundraising.

After graduating from The University of Sheffield in 2002, Lucy joined the press office at Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (now Yorkshire Ambulance Service).  She joined NHS Employers in 2005, holding a number of communications roles before becoming Senior Communications Manager.

Declaration of interests
Nil

Jenny McAleese

Non-Executive Director

Jenny was appointed as a non-executive director in 2017.

Jenny is a qualified chartered accountant and brings over 30 years’ experience gained of the private, public and charitable sectors.  From 1997 until her retirement in October 2016 she was chief executive at The Retreat psychiatric hospital in York.  She also has extensive non-executive experience.

Declaration of interests
Independent Member of Audit Committee, York St John University
Member of Court, University of York

Lorraine Boyd

Non-Executive Director

Lorraine was appointed as a non-executive director of the Trust in 2018.

Lorraine is a GP and brings 30 years’ of experience of direct patient care.

In recent years Lorraine has been involved as GP representative within NHS Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group and The Humber, Coast and Vale Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.  She is the founder directory of City and Vale GP Alliance and she has supported the development of collaborative working between the Trust and primary care.

Declaration of interests
Trustee - Friends of St Monica

Jim Dillon

Non-Executive Director

Jim was Chief Executive at Scarborough Borough Council from April 2006 until he retired recently, before that Jim was a Director at Ipswich Borough Council.

Jim has a strong passion for the Scarborough area and wishes to continue contributing to improving the quality of life of the community through being a director of the Trust and having been involved at a strategic level of health and wellbeing agenda at both local and regional levels for many years.

Declaration of interests
Interim Director - Business and Skills for the South Yorks Mayoral Combines Authority

Steven Holmberg

Non-Executive Director

Steve has been a consultant cardiologist in the NHS with more than 25 years' experience in direct patient care.

He brings extensive experience as a previous Trust Board executive and also senior roles in other NHS organisations and the charitable sector.  Steve has a strong interest in education in health care and also the development of safety and quality in patient care.

Declaration of interests
Nil

Lynne Mellor

Non-Executive Director

Lynne was appointed as a non-executive director in 2018.

Lynne brings over 26 years’ of experience in the public and private sector, having held a wide-range of leadership positions with a particular focus in the network and IT sector.

Declaration of interests
UNICEF Baby Feeding Institute Guardian for YTHFT

Matt Morgan

Non-Executive Director

Professor Matthew Morgan was appointed Stakeholder non-executive director in June 2020.

Matt is Deputy Dean and Professor of Renal Medicine and Medical Education at Hull York Medical School. As Deputy Dean he supports the Dean in the strategic development and delivery of the Medical School.

Matt has wide experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical and allied health profession education and is a Fellow of both the Higher Education Academy and the Royal College of Physicians. He has also been active in promoting diversity and inclusion in healthcare and healthcare education. He continues to practise as a consultant in renal medicine in the NHS.

Declaration of interests
Board Member (Director) of York Medical Society
Deputy Dean of Hull York Medical School
Honorary Consultant at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Denise McConnell

Non-Executive Director

Denise was appointed as a non-executive director in 2021.

Denise is a qualified chartered accountant, and brings over 30 years of experience of working in the private, public and charitable sectors.  Since 2011 she has worked in higher education where she was interim chief financial officer for a number of universities, including Hull and Durham.

Declaration of interest
McConnell Hollins Limited Yorkshire Collaborative Academy Trust