Welcome to Birmingham Community Healthcare Board of Directors

Tracy Taylor - chief executive officer

Tracy joined as Managing Director in July 2007, assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer when Birmingham Community Healthcare  became an NHS Trust in November, 2010 . Tracy has extensive experience in general management, project management and service improvement roles. Tracy started her NHS career as a registered nurse.

Roles / Responsibilities:

Tracy's role is to lead the executive team and to ensure that Birmingham Community Healthcare is managed in accordance with legislative requirements and its values and objectives and that the strategic objectives are achieved. As a board member she will work with other Board members to develop and promote these values and will ensure that effective working relationships are established between Birmingham Community Healthcare and its stakeholders.

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone: 0121 466 7010

Executive Assistant: Kirstie Roe 0121 466 7019

Peter Axon - director of finance, contracting and informatics

Peter joined Birmingham Community Healthcare in June 2009. He has extensive experience, gained within the finance teams of NHS and commercial organisations.

Roles / Responsibilities:

Peter's role is to lead the financial and capital planning of the organisation. He is also leading on a number of programmes to improve the efficiency of the organisation and to support healthcare investment. Peter also has lead responsibility for the contracting and information management and technology departments.

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone: 0121 466 7013

Executive Assistant: Donna-Marie Britton 0121 466 7021

Andy Harrison - chief operating officer

Andy joined the organisation in July 2008. He was previously Managing Director for Community Services in Dudley and has 26 years of NHS experience, mostly developing and delivering community services.

Roles / Responsibilities:

Andy is responsible for all aspects of clinical service delivery and improvement for the three dvisions (adults and community, children's and families and specialist services). He also leads on business development, estates and facilities, operational HR and the admin and clerical bank.

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone: 0121 466 7012

Executive Assistant: Lynne Valaitis 0121 466 7020

Beverly Ingram - director of nursing and therapies

Beverly joined the organisation at the end of March 2008. Previously she was Deputy Director of Service Development and Quality and PCT Lead Nurse with Dudley PCT. Beverly is a qualified nurse and a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Roles / Responsibilities:

Beverly is responsible for providing professional leadership and strategic direction to all nursing and AHP staff, with a responsibility for professional education and development, learning and development and strategic workforce development. She strives for excellence in the delivery of patient care, with responsibility for patient experience and patient and public involvement. Beverly is also the lead for clinical governance, quality and safeguarding.

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone: 0121 466 7016

Executive Assistant: Charmaine Baines 0121 466 7024

Rick Roberts - medical director

Rick has been Medical Director since 2000, having served as an executive director in the predecessor Community Trust. He took on the additional role as Lead Director of BCHC in 2006 as part of creating a separation between commissioning and provision.

Roles / Responsibilities:

As medical director he is responsible for the appointment, development and professional leadership of the medical and dental staff. Rick acts as the Caldicott Guardian for the organisation and is responsible for information governance, clinical effectiveness and audit. He also has responsibly for health and safety, infection control and prevention, medicines management and research and innovation.

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone: 0121 466 7014

Executive Assistant: Nicki Hackett 0121 466 7022

Joanne Thurston - director of compliance and assurance

Jo was appointed in March 2008 having previous served as Deputy Director of Performance and Organisational Development for NHS Birmingham East and North. Prior to working in a PCT, Jo worked in a range of senior operational roles at a number of acute trusts and the ambulance service in the region.

Roles / Responsibilities:

Jo is the lead for the Trust's application process to become a Foundation Trust (FT), and ensuring the Trust is compliant with Monitor (the regulator of all FTs). She is also accountable to the NHS Litigation Authority and the lead for Care Quality Commission registration.  

In addition, Jo is responsible for a number of corporate functions including organisational development, equality and diversity, health and wellbeing, communications, emergency planning, risk management and the business development consultancy.

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone: 0121 466 7015

Executive Assistant: Joy Winters 0121 466 7023

Tom Storrow - chair

Contact:

Base: Trust Headquarters, Priestley Wharf

Telephone:

Executive Assistant: Kirstie Roe 0121 466 7019

Ian Buckley - deputy chairman

Ian was appointed to the Board in August 2008. He has worked as Chief Executive for a number of UK and US businesses and served on PLC and private company boards.

Karen Bloor - non-executive director

Karen joined the Board as a Non- Executive Director in August 2008. Karen is a Human Resources professional with extensive experience gained in the retail industry with Marks and Spencer.  Karen is also a school governor and chair of the curriculum committee at a local primary school.

Dr John Craggs - non-executive director

John joined the Board in May 2009 and brings extensive experience in finance and organisational transformation, both in manufacturing and service sector organisations.

Celia Furnival - non-executive director

Celia joined the Board as a Non- Executive Director in August 2008, following a career in the arts, media, financial services, higher education, voluntary sector and the NHS.

Councillor Paul Tilsley MBE - non-executive director

Paul was appointed to the Board in August 2008 and is also a member of the Birmingham Community Healthcare Board. He is a Liberal Democrat Councillor and Deputy Leader of Birmingham City Council.