Dr Linda Sheridan

Our board

Our board consists of:

The chair (Dr Linda Sheridan)
Four voting non-executive directors
A non-voting associate non-executive director
Our executive directors.

The board is responsible for setting and developing the strategic direction of the organisation, sustaining business viability and holding the executive directors to account for all aspects of the organisation’s activities, including quality and safety of patient services, financial management and legal compliance.

The board also seeks assurances from the executive directors that risks to the organisation are being appropriately assessed and managed.

The board normally meets every other month, with briefings and development sessions held in the intervening months.

Board register of interests

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Chair (voting member)

Linda was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in June 2013. She qualified as a doctor from Trinity College, Dublin and moved to the UK for post-graduate training in general practice. Linda worked in primary care in Bedfordshire for over 15 years before training to be a public health medicine consultant. She worked in that capacity in London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and more widely across the East of England region. She retired from her post as Deputy Regional Director in March 2013.

During her time as a clinician, Linda has led many programmes aimed at improving the quality and resilience of health services, including GP prescribing, diabetes care, cancer screening, child health, maternity services, healthcare-associated infection, emergency planning, the 2009 flu pandemic and NHS preparedness for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Committee membership

Chair – Trust Board
Chair - Charitable Funds Committee
Member – People, Performance and Finance Committee
Member – Strategy, Involvement and Planning Committee
Member – Remuneration Committee

Appointment history

• Appointed 1 June 2013 to 30 May 2017
• Reappointed in 2017 to 30 May 2019
• Extended in 2019 to 31 March 2020
• Appointed as Interim Chair from 19 October 2020
• Extended in 2020 until 31 October 2022
• Extended in November 2021 to April 2023

Board meetings

Members of the public are welcome to attend and observe meetings of the Trust Board. Currently Board meetings are held remotely by video conference.

Board papers and minutes of public Board meetings are published on this website in advance of meetings.

Meeting agendas include time for the public to put questions to the Board. If there is not enough time to respond to all questions, a response will be sent after the meeting. Questions from the public can be submitted by email either in advance or after the meetings.

Meetings start at 9.30am and end at 12.30pm (unless otherwise indicated). Dates of future meeting are below. This includes a Microsoft Teams link to join each meeting.

Board meeting papers 2023

This page features our Board papers 2023. Should you wish to receive papers from a meeting held before 2015 or require information about our Board and Board meetings please contact our Assistant Trust Secretary, Lorna Boyd-Bell or send an email, setting out details of the papers you require, to FOI@hchs.nhs.uk.

Board meeting papers 2022

This page features our Board papers 2022. Should you wish to receive papers from a meeting held before 2015 or require information about our Board and Board meetings please contact our Assistant Trust Secretary, Lorna Boyd-Bell or send an email, setting out details of the papers you require, to FOI@hchs.nhs.uk.

Board meeting papers 2021 - 2016

On this page you will find Board papers 2021 - 2016. Should you wish to see papers from a meeting held before 2016 or require information about our Board and Board meetings please contact Assistant Trust Secretary, Lorna Boyd-Bell or send an email, setting out details of the papers you require, to FOI@hchs.nhs.uk.

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