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  • 1 Oct 2026

    Board of Directors Public - October 2026

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    Executive Corporate Structures

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    Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2021-23

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Website
nsft.nhs.uk
Headquarters
County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2DH, England
NHS oversight
NOF segment 3 · Q1 2026/2750 of 58 mental health and community trusts
Details last checked
7 August 2026

23 recorded

  • 80 St StephensNR1 3REMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Bethel Child And Family CentreNR2 4HNMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Carlton CourtNR33 8AGMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Chatterton HousePE30 5PDMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Chilton Houses - Mental Health ServicesIP38LSMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Endeavour HouseIP1 2BXMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Foxhall HouseIP3 8LSMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Gateway HouseNR18 0WFMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Haymills HouseIP14 1RFMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Hellesdon HospitalNR6 5BEMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Hospital Road SiteIP33 3NRMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Mariner HouseIP1 2BUMental Health (including Specialist services)
the other 11
  • North Side ClinicNR7 0HTMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Northgate HospitalNR30 1BUMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Riverview HouseIP13 0TAMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Sage Centre - Newmarket HospitalCB8 7JGMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • The HolliesIP3 8XLMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • The Julian HospitalNR2 3TDMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Victoria House (lowestoft)NR32 1PHMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Wedgewood - Mental Health ServicesIP33 2QZMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Woodlands - Mental Health ServicesIP4 5PDMental Health (including Specialist services)
  • Nsft Estates DepartmentNR1 2ENNon inpatient
  • Other Reportable SitesNR6 5BEOther Reportable Site

Board and leadership

16 people recorded

  • Chair

    Zoë Billingham CBE

    Trust Chair

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  • Chief executive

    Caroline Donovan

    Chief Executive Officer

    I am a nurse by background and have a passion for improvement and transformation. In my previous role as Chief Executive of Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, a mental health and learning disability provider, I spearheaded an inclusive and patient-centred approach and oversaw improvements in quality across the Trust. I was also formerly Chief Executive at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, a provider of mental health, primary care, social care, learning disability and substance misuse services where the Trust was rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC under my leadership. I am committed to working with our staff and patients to design and deliver high quality services for the communities of Norfolk and Suffolk.

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  • Anthony Deery

    Chief Nurse

    I joined the Trust in April 2024 as Chief Nurse from Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust I am a registered general nurse and registered mental health nurse. I have previously worked at executive director level across clinical, managerial, commissioning and regulatory roles in mental health and social care systems, in both the UK and in the United States. I am passionate about the human rights of people in mental health and learning disability services, with a focus on safe high quality services, good clinical governance and advocacy.

    Declared interests3

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  • Cath Byford

    Chief Patient Experience Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    I joined the Trust after nine years in executive roles in the Norfolk and Waveney health and care system. Since 2019, I was Chief Nurse for Norfolk and Waveney Clinical Commissioning Group. I trained as an Adult Registered Nurse in Cardiff. I worked in several clinical specialities before moving to Suffolk in 2005. I worked in Ipswich Hospital in various roles. Then I moved to the Norfolk and Waveney system in 2013. I have a passion for solution-based improvements in patient and staff experience. I led the commissioning of services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. I also led on the quality oversight of those services. I have led on many areas of the COVID-19 pandemic response across Norfolk and Waveney. I am proud to work for the NHS and delighted to have joined NSFT. I look forward to supporting the Trust on our improvement journey.

    Declared interests5
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  • Faisil Sethi

    Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer

    I joined the Trust in September 2024 and was previously Chief Medical Officer at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust, rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. I am a multi-professional clinical leader, with a wide portfolio of experience in leadership roles over the past 10 years, including executive leadership, system leadership and operations.

    Declared interests3

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  • Gary O'Hare

    Chief Operating Officer

    I have been with the NHS for 43 years, most recently as chief nurse and chief operating officer at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. I retired from the Trust in March 2023. I have been working with NSFT to improve services after the Learning from Deaths report in 2024. I've been honoured with the Chief Nursing Officer for England Gold Medal award back in 2021 and have also received an MBE for services to mental health and learning disabilities in the NHS.

  • Jason Hollidge

    Chief Finance Officer

    I joined the Trust having previously held the role of Director of Commissioning Finance at the NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board. I have worked in the NHS for more than 14 years, including holding Deputy Chief Finance Officer roles at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Norfolk Community Health and Care. I've experienced mental health issues through his family connections.

    Declared interests8

    • declared interest

      Interim Chief Finance Officer Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP

      Paper A - Declarations of interest.

    • declared interest

      Chief Finance Officer Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP Partner is a probation officer working for the Ministry of Justice and on occasion some of the offenders that she managers are in our inpatient units. Thandie Matambanadzo Chief Operating Officer Nil Sohail Abrar Interm Chief Medical Officer Nil Sarah Maxwell Interm Chief Medical Officer Consultant Psychiatrist at Newmar

      Declarations of interest March 2024

    • declared interest

      Interim Chief Finance Officer Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP Substantive role with Norfolk & Waveney ICB - Director of Commissioning Finance Partner is a probation officer working for the Ministry of Justice and on occassion some of the offenders that she managers are in our inpatient units.

      July 2023 Paper A - declaration of interest

    • declared interest

      Chief Finance Officer Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP Partner is a probation officer working for the Ministry of Justice and on occasion some of the offenders that she managers are in our inpatient units. Thandie Matambanadzo Chief Operating Officer Nil Alex Lewis Interim Chief Medical Officer Director of Quellwood Ltd (remunerated) Provides advisory work in healthcare. Mem

      Board declarations of interest January 2024

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    • declared interest

      Chief Finance Officer Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP Partner is a probation officer working for the Ministry of Justice and on occassion some of the offenders that she managers are in our inpatient units. Thandie Matambanadzo Chief Operating Officer Nil Alex Lewis Interim Chief Medical Officer Director of Quellwood Ltd (remunerated) Provides advisory work in healthcare. Me

      Board declarations of interest - November 2023

    • declared interest

      Partner is a probation officer working for the Ministry of Justice and on occasion offenders | that she manages are under the care of the Trust.

      Board of Directors Declaration of Interests - August 2026

    • directorship

      Officer | Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP | Substantive role with Norfolk & Waveney ICB - Director of Commissioning | Finance | Partner is a probation officer working for the Ministry of Justice and on | occassion some of the offenders that she managers are in our inpatient | units.

      May 2023: Paper A - declarations of interest

    • partnership

      Officer | Close personal friend of Partner in Grant Thornton LLP

      Paper A - Declarations of interest.

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  • Jeremy Over

    Chief People Officer

    I have worked in organisational development and Human Resources (HR) roles in the NHS for 25 years. With my most recent role as the Executive Director of Workforce and Communications at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. I will be focussed on supporting the development of our culture. One of our four strategic priorities is to improve our culture which I will be leading on, alongside the executive team.

    Declared interests2

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  • Stewart Gee

    Chief Transformation Officer

    I joined the Trust in December 2024 as Chief Transformation Officer. I was previously Director of Safety, Security, Resilience and Trust Innovation at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission. I have vast experience of the delivery of large and complex transformation programmes within the NHS and the wider healthcare system. I am an advocate for compassionate and collective leadership, as well as for the implementation of consistent evidence-based and/or best practice. I believe in solutions that have a strategic, external focus and a culture of Service User, family, carer and staff engagement at the heart of everything I do.

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  • Tom Davis

    Chief Delivery Officer

    I started the role of Chief Delivery Officer in August 2025. Prior to starting in this role I worked in healthcare consultancy firm Baxendale in a Director role leading on improvement and transformation work. Prior to my role at Baxendale, I worked for PwC's Advisory team, specialising in operations, complex procurement and transformation. I am totally committed to the Trust's ongoing improvement journey and to working with colleagues to deliver sustainable improvements and solutions to support the transformation of services so that everyone receives safer, kinder and better care.

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  • Audit and Risk Committee

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  • Charity Committee

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  • Green Audit Committee

    Audit

  • Mental Health Act Committee

    Other

  • Mental Health Law Committee

    Other

  • People and Culture Committee

    People and workforce

  • Performance and Finance Committee

    Finance

  • Quality Governance Committee

    Quality

  • Remuneration and Terms of Service Committee

    Remuneration

  • 1 October 2026 · Board of DirectorsPapers held
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  • 1 June 2026 · Board of DirectorsPapers held
  • 1 April 2026 · Board of DirectorsPapers held
  • 5 February 2026 · Board meetingPapers held
  • 4 December 2025 · Board of DirectorsPapers held
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