Elliot Howard-Jones

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.

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Chief Executive (voting member)

Elliot joined the Trust as Interim Chief Executive in November 2020 and was confirmed to the post substantively in January 2022. He was previously Director of Performance and Improvement in the NHS England East of England regional team. In this role, he was Strategic Incident Director for the East of England and led the operational response and strategic planning for the COVID-19 pandemic across the region. He has also held senior positions in acute and mental health trusts, in commissioning and at the Department of Health.

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.

6 June 2023 - join the meeting

1 August 2023 - join the meeting

3 October 2023 - join the meeting

5 December 2023 - join the meeting

6 February 2024 - join the meeting

28 March 2024 - join the 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 Board Support Officer, Marina Sweatman at our headquarters 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 Board Support Officer, Marina Sweatman at our headquarters 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 our Board Support Officer, Marina Sweatman or send an email, setting out details of the papers you require, to FOI@hchs.nhs.uk.

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