Appointed: July 2021
Kate has over 26 years’ experience as a registered nurse and began her career in 1997 as an Emergency Department nurse before becoming a Matron in 2007. Kate has undertaken a variety of senior nursing roles at both Salford Royal and Royal Bolton Hospitals before becoming Deputy Director of Nursing at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2016.
In 2020 Kate was seconded to NHS England in Cheshire and Merseyside in a commissioning role leading on the Learning Disabilities and Autism programme.
Executive Lead: Safeguarding, Infection, Prevention and Control, Patient Experience, Quality and Board Level Maternity Safety Champion.
Chair of: Quality and Safety Forum, Safeguarding Sub Committee and Infection, Prevention and Control Sub Committee
Member of: Trust Board, Finance, Performance and Productivity Committee, Safety and Quality Standards Committee, People Committee, Partnership Forum, Patient Safety Incident Oversight Sub-Committee, Representative of the Corporate Trustee for East Cheshire NHS Charity.
Other interests: Kate is passionate about supporting and developing the workforce, improving patient experience through service development and co-production and about using quality improvement methodology to support staff learning and to improve outcomes for patients.
Qualifications: Registered General Nursing, BSc in Nursing, MSc in Leadership in Health and Social Care.
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