Update from Locala Health & Wellbeing – June 2023
Recruitment for a new Chair
Diane McKerracher has been a hugely valued Chair of Locala Health and Wellbeing. However, as her second term comes to an end in December 2023 the time has come for her to leave the role. Recruitment is therefore underway for someone to replace Diane. Details are on this link: https://starfishsearch.com/jobs/locala-chair/. Once a new Chair has been appointed we will make an announcement.
Locala’s Board of Directors
There have been a number of changes to Locala’s senior leadership in recent months. Most recently we have welcomed new Chief Nurse and Director of Nursing, AHPs, and Quality Victoria Vallance. A Children’s Nurse and Community Specialist Practitioner by background, Victoria has worked in health and care for 24 years, covering a variety of roles in provision, commissioning and regulation of services, most recently as National Director for Secondary and Specialist Healthcare with the CQC.
The Locala leadership team is:
· Chair: Diane McKerracher (until December 2023)
Executives
· Chief Executive: Karen Jackson
· Deputy Chief Executive with lead responsibility for Performance, Planning and Transformation: Jane Close
· Director of Operational Service Delivery: Philippa Styles
· Director of Organisational Development and People: Dianne Frost
· Chief Nurse, Director of Nursing, AHPs and Quality: Victoria Vallance
· Director of Finance: Richard Mellor
· Director of Strategy and Partnerships: Mary Wishart
· Company Secretary: Chris Reeve
Non-Executives
· Carrie Wollerton
· Selina Ullah
· Tony Allen
· Colin Lynch