Douglas started as Chief Executive on 17 April 2023. Prior to joining our Trust, Douglas was Managing Director of Wiltshire Health and Care, which delivers adult community health and learning disability services in Wiltshire, a role he held since its establishment in July 2016. He joined the NHS in 2006, with Associate Director and Director roles in South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust, the South West Strategic Health Authority and NHS England before being appointed as Director of Community Services at Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2014, which led to him establishing Wiltshire Health and Care as an NHS partnership.
Prior to his time in the NHS, he was a civil servant, having being accepted into the Civil Service Fast Stream in 1998. His government roles included homelessness policy, rural policy, the Scottish Cabinet secretariat and the reform and transformation of the prosecution service in Scotland. His first career was as a sound engineer, working for EMI at Abbey Road Studios.
Amjad completed his undergraduate medical training in 1995 and subsequently worked in Primary Care and General Medicine before specialising in Psychiatry. He joined the Trust in August 2002 and completed his basic and specialist training locally in Gloucestershire in the Severn Deanery. He is on the GMC Specialist Register with accreditation in General Adult Psychiatry and an endorsement in Rehabilitation Psychiatry. His first appointment as Consultant was with the Cheltenham Crisis and Home Treatment Team from January 2010 to July 2013. In August 2013 he joined the Gloucester and Forest of Dean Assertive Outreach Team as Consultant. His previous additional roles include Inpatient Medical Lead (March 2010 to August 2013), Postgraduate Tutor (November 2010 to August 2013) and Director of Medical Education (August 2013 to December 2017). He was an elected and later a co-opted member of South West Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He is a member of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management and represented the South West Division in the Leadership and Management Committee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. He was appointed as Medical Director in 2gether NHS Foundation Trust in December 2017 and Joint Medical Director 2gether NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Care Services in February 2019. He is also the Responsible Officer and Caldicott Guardian in the Trust.
Dominic Gardner
Chief Operating Officer
Dominic has 28 years of experience as a registered social worker and has extensive experience in the operational management and delivery of healthcare services. He joined us from Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, where his previous role was a Care Group Director of Operations and Transformation. Dominic has a strong interest in international models of healthcare delivery and has also previously worked in Qatar supporting development of the National Mental Health Strategy and leading implementation in the primary provider organisation.
Dominic is passionate about listening to people who use services as well as those who work within them, addressing inequalities and working collaboratively to improve outcomes.
Katherine Archer
Director of Finance
Katherine became Director of Finance in July 2026. She was previously Deputy Chief Finance Officer at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust from 2023 to 2026 and Deputy Director of Finance with Oxford University Hospitals from 2022 to 2023. Katherine previously held other roles in Oxford and worked in NHS Trusts in Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Hampshire from 2003 to 2017.
Until recently Katherine was the South Central branch chair for the Healthcare Financial Management Association, leading on professional development and networking for healthcare finance colleagues across Thames Valley and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Neil Savage
Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Neil joined us from his previous role of Director of HR Transformation, leading on the HR integration of Birmingham Children’s and Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trusts. Prior to this, Neil worked at Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust, most recently as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, he successfully delivered local and national performance and access targets, developed and implemented a number of service improvements and people strategies, as well as implementing business continuity management and emergency planning systems. Before this, he was Executive Director of Workforce & Organisational Development. From 2004, Neil worked for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Assistant HR Director and Acting Director of HR & Organisational Development. Neil has also worked in other HR roles for NHS trusts covering acute, mental health, learning disabilities and community services. A Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, Neil was the winner of the Health Education England West Midlands’ “Inspirational Leader of the Year” award in 2015 and was shortlisted as a national finalist in 2016.
Nicola Hazle
Director of Nursing, Therapies and Quality
Nicola has 23 years of experience as a registered mental health nurse and joined the Trust from her previous role as Health and Care Professional Director within Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board.
She has previously been a Bank Mental Health Inspector for the Care Quality Commission and a Lay Advisory Panel Member (voluntary) with the College of Optometrists. Prior to this she was Clinical Director, BANES Swindon & Wiltshire Division, within Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. Before this Nicola worked in a range of nursing, senior nursing and management roles in mental health and community organisations across the NHS.
Rosanna James
Director of Improvement, Digital and Partnerships
Rosanna joined us from the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) where she was a Programme Director, leading an ICS-wide transformation programme, focused on improving older people's care.
The programme was working in partnership with health and social care organisations and the VCSE sector, to redesign acute and community models of care, with an aim of improving system flow and maximising the opportunity for older people to retain their independence, through Homefirst integrated options. Prior to that, Rosanna was Deputy Chief Operating Officer at North Bristol Trust for eight years, across elective and emergency portfolios, having originally joined the NHS as a Graduate Management Trainee. Outside her NHS roles, Rosanna is passionate about engaging and harnessing the power of communities to support families and young people in need; and is chair of Baby Bank Network in Bristol, as well as a board member of the National Baby Bank Alliance.
Bilal started his working life in high street banking, before graduating as a mature student, thereafter, professionally qualifying whilst working for Chubb Electronic Security during the 1990s. Subsequently, the majority of Bilal’s career has been spent in senior finance roles working for large national and multi-national outsourcing companies, spanning amongst others rail, highways, waste, energy (including renewables), EV charging and property technology offerings, servicing both the public and private sectors, and culminated in his last role, prior to retirement in June 2023, as Divisional Finance Director with Equans UK & Ireland.
Debbie Forster MBE
Non-Executive Director
She also has Non-Executive experience with the Lending Standards Board, Temenos (a Swiss technology company), and the British Council and has been a member of the UK Government’s National Cyber Advisory Board, Money and Pensions Service Advisory Board and Digital Economy Forum.
Dr Cathia Jenainati
Associate Non-Executive Director
Prior to her appointment at UoG, Cathia was the Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese American University (2019-2023) and worked across the US and the Middle East.
She established programmes in Liberal Education and oversaw a large number of programmes ranging from Nutrition, Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics to Performing Arts, Political Sciences, History and Sociology.
From 2003-2019 Cathia was at the University of Warwick where she occupied various roles, culminating in the Foundation of the School for Cross-Faculty studies in 2015 where she was appointed as Founding Head of School. Cathia founded the Global Sustainable Development unit at UoW and oversaw the establishment of the Research Institute for GSD. She also founded the Liberal Arts program which is predicated on the pillars of Social Justice, Gender Equity and Sustainability.
During her career, she has set up education programmes in Australia, the USA, Europe and the Middle East. Cathia holds a BSc Biology, BA Literature, MA Comparative Literature and PhD Comparative Literature and a PGCE. She is a certified coach who is committed to supporting individuals from under-represented communities during their leadership journey. Balance of the Board The Board reviews its effectiveness after each meeting, and through developmental workshops throughout the year. These build on similar performance evaluations carried out during previous years. Board Committees’ objectives and Terms of Reference are reviewed annually, and Committee membership is regularly reviewed to take account of any new Non-Executive Directors joining the Board, and to ensure that Non-Executive Directors’ skills and knowledge are being put to the best possible use.
It is the Trust Chair’s responsibility to ensure Committee and Board membership is revitalised when appropriate. The balance of skills on the Board is considered when appointing replacements, thus ensuring that the Board’s mix of skills, knowledge and experience remains appropriate for the current and future requirements of the Trust.
Our next board meeting Our next scheduled public board meeting will take place on Thursday 1 October 2026 at 10.00 – 1.00pm at Trust HQ, Edward Jenner Court, Brockworth, Gloucester.
Helen Blanchard
Non-Executive Director
Her career has centred on patient safety, clinical governance, regulatory improvement and workforce leadership, with a strong track record of leading CQC recovery programmes, establishing effective quality governance systems and delivering measurable improvements in care and experience.
Karen Clements
Non-Executive Director
Karen also brings significant practical experience in improving employee engagement and securing the commitment of colleagues to deliver meaningful change. She will bring this strong people-focused approach to her role as Chair of the Trust’s Great Place to Work Committee.
Stephen Alvis
Non-Executive Director
He chaired the Stroud and Berkeley Vale Primary Care Group, and has served as Treasurer on the Gloucestershire Local Medical Committee, working in liaison with the clinical commissioning group on specific projects.
A former graduate of Bristol University, Stephen had junior doctor roles in Cheltenham, Exeter, Bristol, Weston-super-Mare, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury, before his GP training in Buckingham.
Vicci Livingston-Thompson
Non-Executive Director
She is passionate about empowering people to play the leading role in managing their health and wellbeing and advocating for community-based preventative care and support.
Vicci, who was awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to mental health and people with disabilities in Gloucestershire in the King’s New Year Honours List in 2024, was also named one of the 100 most influential disabled people in the UK on the Shaw Trust Disability Power 100 list in 2002.
She is also a trustee of the National Disabled People’s Organisation, Disability Rights UK, and local charity Active Impact , which champions inclusion for disabled children and young people.”
Photographs are shown from the organisation’s own website.
