Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Alfredo Thompson

Chief People Officer

With a career spanning both multinational organisations and the NHS, Alfredo brings a strong track record of leading people‑centred transformation. He began his NHS career at Band 4 level and has progressed into senior leadership roles, where he has delivered tangible improvements in workforce experience and organisational performance, including significantly reducing agency spend, strengthening staff engagement, and embedding more inclusive and collaborative cultures. Alfredo is passionate about creating environments where people feel valued, supported and able to contribute at their best. His approach combines strategic expertise in organisational design, cultural transformation and change management with a strong focus on listening to and learning from staff. As Chief People Officer at Mid Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust, he is committed to building a unified, inclusive and high‑performing organisation, where colleagues are empowered to work together to deliver excellent care for patients and communities.

Claire Liddy

Chief Financial Officer

Claire has over 20 years of healthcare expertise and brings a wealth of experience as a finance and innovation professional. She joins from Alder Hey Children's where her previous role was Managing Director of Innovation and Commercial Director. At Alder Hey, Claire headed up the award-winning Innovation Centre, which includes a large team of over 40 healthcare open innovation experts that delivers the systematic approach to solving healthcare challenges through harnessing emerging technologies. Before working in innovation, Claire spent her previous career in various senior finance roles in the NHS including as Operational Finance Director at Alder Hey where she was part of the team who delivered the new hospital build and EPR in 2015. Claire graduated as an Orthoptist from the University of Liverpool, before deciding to progress her career in healthcare leadership. Claire was born in and studied at Liverpool and still lives in the city. She is enthusiastic about fitness and spending quality time eating out and traveling. with her family that includes two children and a french bulldog named Miss Lilly.

Dylan Williams

Chief Information Officer

Dylan has more than 20 years' experience in NHS senior digital leadership roles in England and Wales. He joined Mid Cheshire from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in North Wales, where he was Chief Information Officer. Prior to working in the NHS, Dylan held technical and analytics leadership roles in financial services and the electricity generation industry. Dylan is passionate about applying data, digital technology, and quality improvement methodologies to improve outcomes and experiences for staff and patients.

Joanna Fawcus

Chief Operating Officer

With a career spanning three decades, Joanna began working for the NHS in 1995 and has held senior roles across multiple health systems including the East Midlands, Norfolk, West Yorkshire and the North West. She has worked at Chief Operating Officer level since October 2018, most recently as Chief Officer for Bury & Salford at the Northern Care Alliance. Joanna is passionate about driving improvement in partnership with teams, patients and communities. Her commitment to pathway improvement has led to national recognition and fundamental changes in how services operate, delivering significant benefits for patients. A strong advocate for inclusive and compassionate workplaces, Joanna is a committed supporter of staff networks, with particular involvement in LGBTQ+ Pride networks (serving as Executive Sponsor in three previous trusts), as well as women's and veterans' networks.

Scott Malton

Chief Nursing Officer

Scott has enjoyed a successful NHS career spanning more than 20 years. He has held several senior nursing leadership roles in large acute providers across the east and west midlands. Scott holds a Diploma in Nursing, a Postgraduate Diploma in Advancing Practice, a Master's in Leadership and NHS Management, and has published research into the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Debbie Nixon

Non-Executive Director

Debbie joined Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in November 2025 as a Non‑Executive Director (NED). She is an experienced NED, having previously held roles at Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, and as a Specialist Advisor for Health Innovation North West Coast. Debbie is a Registered Nurse and District Nurse by background, with an extensive executive career in the NHS. Her senior roles have included Director of Commissioning for Manchester Primary Care Trust, Chief Operating Officer for Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group, and Accredited Gateway Reviewer for the Department of Health. An innovator and collaborator, Debbie brings a strong track record of successful transformation and programme delivery, resulting in meaningful improvements to patient care and outcomes. Debbie is a member of the Performance and Finance Committee and the Quality and Safety Committee.

Diana Hampson MBE

Non-Executive Director

During her time with the University, Diana oversaw a significant remodelling of the estate, including many large and complex projects, delivering over £3 billion of capital development, the most ambitious capital build programme in the history of UK Higher Education. Diana is also a Non-Executive Director at Onward Housing Association and brings her experience of construction and estates transformation specifically to our Healthier Futures programme.

Dr Andrew Wilson

Non-Executive Director

Dr Wilson trained as a pharmacist and completed an MPhil by research in pharmacology before training in medicine, graduating from the University of Birmingham in 1996. He worked as a hospital doctor at both Leighton and Macclesfield hospitals before completing his training as a GP practice in Sandbach. After times as a locum GP, salaried GP and then GP Partner in Crewe he returned to Sandbach where he's been a partner for the last 13 years. From 2013 until 2020 Andrew was the Clinical Chair of NHS South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and then in 2020 elected as the Clinical Chair of the then newly merged NHS Cheshire CCG, a post he held until 2022. Dr Wilson has been involved within quality improvement work for several years and was one of Advancing Quality Alliance's (Aqua) Leadership for Improvement Fellows, he was also previously a board member of the Alliance. As well has his varied clinical interests which include musculoskeletal medicine and holistic approaches, he is interested in quality improvement and leadership. He is particularly passionate about the value of generalist like district nurses, practice nurses and GPs and about the use of the front line the care professional voice alongside those that use the services, in the redesign and improvement of services.

Terry Whalley

Non-Executive Director

He has spent the last 10 years working within the NHS and is currently New Models of Care Director for Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board. Terry's past and current experience of the NHS, as well as the health and care system, will support the delivery of the Trust's priorities and ambitions.

Tony Bristlin

Senior Independent Director

Tony lives in Cheshire and has spent the majority of his executive career working for a FTSE 250 Aviation focused PLC, from 1995-2017. His roles have included Head of Internal Audit, Group Financial Controller, Transformation Project Director and US-based Vice-President for the company's global shared service centres. Since 2018, when he left his executive position, Tony was a Non-Executive Director at Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust and his roles have included that of Deputy Chair and Chair of Audit. He has also serves as Audit Chair at Belong Ltd, a charity supporting elderly people with a focus on those living with dementia.

Tony Okotie

Deputy Chair

Tony Ok otie has worked in the voluntary sector for over 20 years and is currently the Director of Impact at BBC Children in Need, with responsibility for leading the charity's grants teams and grant programmes across the UK. He is an experienced Non-Executive Director, having held roles as Trustee and Chair of various voluntary organisations, including as a Non-Executive Director within the NHS for 13 years. He is currently a Non-Executive Director, Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director of Muir Housing Group and a Trustee at the Torus Foundation.