Governing Body Members

Diane Murphy … [Read more...] about Diane Murphy

Secondary Care Clinician - Derek Cruickshank Derek qualified in Aberdeen in 1980 and worked in Teesside since 1993 as a Consultant at South Tees Foundation Trust, retiring from clinical practice in 2017. He set up and led the Tertiary Gynaecological Oncology Network Service in the south of the region, with the centralisation of complex gynaecological cancer surgery at the now … [Read more...] about Derek Cruickshank

… [Read more...] about Dr Boleslaw Posmyk, Chair

… [Read more...] about Dr Neil O’Brien, Accountable Officer

Dr Janet Walker - Medical Director Janet has previously been a South Tees CCG Governing Body Member and Chair however since June 2019 was successfully recruited to the role of Medical Director working across the Tees Valley CCGs; Darlington CCG, Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees CCG and South Tees CCG. Key strengths Dr Walker has specialist interests in medicines … [Read more...] about Dr Janet Walker, Medical Director

Andie Mackay - Lay Member Andie served as a firefighter for over 28 years, gaining strategic management experience with the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. Andie graduated from Teesside University in 2010 with a Master’s in Business and Administration (MBA) with a particular focus on Transformational Leadership. Andie joined Stockton BC as a senior … [Read more...] about Andie Mackay, Lay Member for Finance

… [Read more...] about Mrs Nicola Bailey, Chief Officer

Richard Harker … [Read more...] about Richard Harker, Clinical Quality Lead

Michelle Thompson … [Read more...] about Michelle Thompson, BEM, Lay Member for Patient and Public Involvement

Mark Pickering Chief Finance Officer Mark is a qualified accountant, a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), a member of The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and has a master’s degree in Applied Financial Management. He has worked in finance and performance for a variety of NHS and Local Government organisations over … [Read more...] about Mark Pickering

… [Read more...] about Karen Dales, Lay Member

James Nevison, Chair of Darlington Members Assembly … [Read more...] about James Nevison, Chair of Darlington Members Assembly

Gill Findley Role: Director of Nursing Lead officer for any issues relating to e-safety and safeguarding concerns. Gill has held various nursing posts in the community, secondary and tertiary care settings. Recent posts have included Associate Director of Nursing at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust covering safeguarding, risk and clinical governance, a spell … [Read more...] about Gill Findley