The Christie NHS FT Annual Report & Accounts 2019-20

Directors’ Report

Our board members

Non-executive directors

Neil Large MBE Non-executive director

Christine Outram Chairman

Neil was appointed as an interim non-executive director in July 2014 and as a substantive non executive from July 2015; he is chair of the Trust’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee and member of the proton beam therapy programme board. Neil is currently Chairman of the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (also rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC) appointed in December 2009 and was previously a Non Executive Director for two years at that Trust. Neil is an accountant by profession and has spent most of his career in the NHS holding board level appointments both Chief Executive / Executive and non-executive director positions for over 25 years. His last executive appointment prior to retirement was as Director of Finance & ICT of the former Cheshire & Merseyside Strategic Health Authority and he was a member of the National Finance Staff Development Committee. Neil also supports local charitable /voluntary causes. Neil was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year’s honours list for services to healthcare.

Christine was appointed Chairman of The Christie in October 2014. Her first job in the NHS in 1985 was as a patient advocate, and she continues to be passionate about working with clinical staff and with patients to provide excellent services and outcomes, and to further the Christie’s internationally leading role in cancer research. As a chief executive in the NHS in London and Yorkshire for over 20 years, she championed many improvements and innovations in services, and also led major national programmes at the Department of Health and NHS England. She has expertise in professional education and research, and in maximising the benefit for health from digital technology. Christine is also Board Trustee and Vice Chair of NHS Providers, which represents all Trusts providing services for patients within the NHS in England. Alongside her role at The Christie, she is a non-executive director of the Yorkshire & Humber Academic Health Science Network. A modern languages graduate, she holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the London Business School.

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