Cathy was appointed non-executive director (NED) on 1 April 2022. She is the trust’s senior independent director and wellbeing guardian, as well as our local security management service (LSMS) NED, providing board-level oversight and assurance that the trust has effective arrangements to ensure protection of our staff, patients and property from violence, aggression and other security risks.

Cathy also holds a non-executive director position for three health and social care companies in Oldham and is currently operating as interim chair of MioCare Board. 

As well as numerous HR roles for both Greater Manchester Police and the British Transport Police, Cathy was assistant director of people for Oldham Council from 2012-2018.

An HR consultant for various NHS organisations, Cathy has delivered workforce strategy and planning aspects of HR and has contributed to transformational change across organisations and their partners, including the integration of health and social care at regional and borough levels.