Meet our NHS GM Board
Our team of leaders are a mix of health and social care professionals, and bring a range of skills and experience from all over Greater Manchester.
Acting Chair, NHS Greater Manchester
Jackie Njoroge
Coming soon…
Acting Chief Executive, NHS Greater Manchester
Professor Colin Scales
Colin has a long and distinguished career working in public service roles predominantly across the North West. Colin started his career in Greater Manchester as a commissioning officer in Bolton before taking up varied positions across the health and care sector in organisations including NHS Oldham and Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals. Colin’s most recent position before joining NHS Greater Manchester was as CEO at Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a position held for nine years.
Colin has a wealth of board level experience within complex regulatory environments and is using those skills to play a pivotal role leading the delivery of our strategy and day-to-day running of the ICB.
In addition to his primary roles, Colin has served as Board Member and Vice Chair at the NW Leadership Academy, Chair of the Cheshire and Merseyside People Board. He is a member of the Cheshire and Merseyside Mental Health/Community Provider Collaborative and is an Honorary Professor at the University of Central Lancashire.
Chief Finance Officer, NHS Greater Manchester – Kathy Roe
Chief Clinical Officer, NHS Greater Manchester – Manisha Kumar
Chief Healthcare Commissioning Officer, NHS Greater Manchester – Katherine Sheerin
Chief Strategy, People and Partnerships Officer, NHS Greater Manchester – Charlotte Bailey
Member – VCSE – Leigh Vallance
Non Executive Director – NHS Greater Manchester deputy chair – Jackie Njoroge
Non Executive Director – Audit Committee – Richard Paver
Non Executive Director – Finance Committee – Kal Kay
Non Executive Director – Performance and Quality Committee – Dame Sue Bailey
Non Executive Director – Remuneration Committee and Population Health Committee – Rachel Egan
Partner – Acute Sector – Dr Owen Williams
Partner – Acute Mental Health – Anthony Hassall
Partner – Primary Care – Dr Vish Mehra
Partner – local authorities – Councillor Sean Fielding
Bolton – Fiona Noden, Chief Executive of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Bury – Lynne Ridsdale, Chief Executive of Bury Council
Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale –Julie Murphy, Chief Executive of Rochdale Council.
Manchester – Tom Stannard, Chief Executive Manchester City Council
Oldham – Shelley Kipling, Chief Executive of Oldham Council
Salford – Stephen Young, Chief Executive of Salford City Council
Stockport – Michael Cullen, Chief Executive of Stockport Council
Tameside – Emma Alexander, Chief Executive of Tameside Council
Trafford – Sara Todd, Chief Executive of Trafford Council
Wigan – Alison Mckenzie-Folan, Chief Executive of Wigan Council
