Mr Harry Turner

Chair

Harry has extensive experience, having served as a Non-Executive Director and then Chairman of Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust between 2008 and 2016.

He also took up the position of Chairman of the John Taylor Hospice in Birmingham October 2016 and is also a Non-Executive Director on Dudley and Walsall Mental Health NHS Trust. He became Chair of RJAH in February 2022.

Harry has also been a Justice of the Peace in Worcestershire Courts for more than a decade.

He previously worked as an Operations Director in the hotel industry, working for businesses including Travel Inn and Marriott International.

Declaration of interest:

• Chairman of John Taylor Hospice CIC, Birmingham
• Non-Executive Director for Dudley and Walsall Mental Health NHS Trust
• Trustee to Worcestershire Breast Unit Haven Charity
• Steering group member for NHS research project PEARL
• Owner of F.T.K Associates
• Owner of Vacational Rentals Lda, Portugal
• Magistrate for West Mercia Benches HMCTS 

Stacey Keegan

Chief Executive

Stacey joined RJAH in the position of Interim Director of Nursing in November 2019, before becoming Director of Nursing in March 2020. From March - October 2020, Stacey was Interim Chief Executive, before returning to the Chief Nurse and Patient Safety Officer role. In August 2021, Stacey was appointed the Trust's Interim Chief Executive. 

She arrived from the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Birmingham, where she most recently held the position of Deputy Director of Nursing and Clinical Governance.

A trauma and orthopaedic nurse by background, she has held various leadership and management roles including Matron and Divisional Head of Nursing positions.

Stacey has an MSc in Senior Healthcare Leadership and the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Award in Senior Healthcare leadership. She has experience and interest in nursing workforce redesign, recruitment and retention, and patient involvement.

Mr Christopher Beacock

Non-Executive Director

Mr Christopher Beacock lives in Shropshire, is a Foundation Trust member and takes a keen interest in the hospital. 

He has also served as Chairman of the Clinical Governance and Clinical Audit Committee and also sat on Quality Safety Committee.

He has 27 years clinical experience as a Consultant Urological Surgeon as well as experience as a Deputy Medical Director.  He formally retired in 2014 and has been working on a part time contract since then.

He has worked across a wide range of acute Trusts, integrated care organisations and community service providers and has a long standing interest in medical management. 

Professor Paul Kingston

Non-Executive Director

Paul Kingston was appointed as a Non-Executive Director for RJAH in 2019 and is currently a Professor of Ageing and Mental Heath and the Director of the Centre for Ageing and Mental Health at the University of Chester.

Additionally, Paul has been involved in the development of training material for adult protection and also co-founded the charity Action on Elder Abuse.

He also is the Independent Adult Safeguarding Board Chair for Wigan, NHS England Safeguarding Adult Network and Chair of the Royal British Legions Safeguarding Forum.

Paul chairs the People Committee and also attends the Quality and Safety Committee, Safeguarding Committee and the Audit Comittee.

Sarfraz Nawaz

Non-Executive Director

Sarfraz joined the Board of Directors at RJAH on 1 October 2021.
 
A qualified Accountant with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), he is currently the Director of Finance and Procurement for Ofwat, the regulator for the water industry in England and Wales. He has also held several financial leadership roles across the public sector including the NHS and Coventry City Council.

Declaration of interest:

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

Martin Newsholme

Non-Executive Director

Martin was appointed as a Non-Executive Director for RJAH in 2022. A chartered accountant, Martin's executive career was primarily spent at KPMG where he was an audit partner for 15 years.  He currently has a number of Trustee and Non-executive roles including Warrington Housing Association and Shropshire Doctors Co-operative." 

 
In his role as Non-Executive Director, Martin looks forward to working with colleagues at RJAH to continue to provide outstanding care for patients and maintain a supportive working environment for staff.
 

Declaration of interest:

• Non-Executive Director at Shropshire Doctors Co-operative

Penny Venables

Non-Executive Director

Penny joined the Board of Directors at RJAH in May 2022 as Non-Executive Director. Having almost 40 years’ experience of working in NHS management, including previous experience at Executive Director and Chief Executive roles across the NHS, including in other specialist orthopaedic hospitals.
 

Penny is currently an Associate at In-Form Solutions where she has provided specialised support and expertise to the health, social care and non-for-profit sectors across Birmingham and Solihull.  
 

During her time at RJAH, Penny looks to support RJAH in moving forward and developing services, both locally and nationally, in the overall health economy across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.

Declaration of interest:

• Non-Executive Director at the British Dietetic Association
• Vice Chair at Sandwell Leisure Trust
• Vice Chair at Birmingham Ethnic Education Advisory Service
• Associate - In-Form Solutions

Dr John Pepper

Associate Non-Executive Director

Dr Pepper joined the RJAH Board in July 2022 as Associate Non-Executive Director. He is a GP who has worked in Shropshire since 1996, and previously was Chair of Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

In his role as Associate Non-Executive Director, Dr Pepper aims to support RJAH during the rapidly evolving challenges and changes within the NHS and maintain a focus on the delivery of high-quality care for patients and staff alike.  

Declaration of interest:

• NHS England GP Appraiser

Mr David Gilburt

Associate Non-Executive Director

David was a Non-Executive Director at RJAH until the end of 2021. In February 2022, he re-joined the Board as Associate Non-Executive Director. 

David is a qualified accountant and has worked as Director of Finance in roles across the NHS within Health Authority’s, Clinical Commissioning Groups, and Trusts as well as at a regional level. 

More recently he has worked as an independent consultant specialising in financial turnaround for NHS organisations in financial difficulty. In this capacity he worked at RJAH from June 2007 to July 2008 as Interim Director of Finance and Turnaround.

Dr Ruth Longfellow

Chief Medical Officer

Ruth has been Chief Medical Officer at RJAH since April 2021.

Ruth graduated from the University of Edinburgh with her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) degree. She then completed her Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCA) examination in 2006 and a Diploma in Medical Education at Nottingham University in 2011.

In 2011, she was appointed to RJAH as a Consultant Anaesthetist. In April 2019, she became the Associate Medical Director for the Trust.

Ruth’s interests include patient safety and Human Factors, medical education and regional anaesthesia.

Sara Ellis-Anderson

Interim Chief Nurse and Patient Safety Officer

Sara was appointed Interim Chief Nurse and Patient Safety Officer in August 2021 having worked at RJAH since 2016. She initially joined the Trust as a Matron, supporting a number of the hospital's services including surgical wards, High Dependency Unit, paediatrics, outpatients, therapies and radiology. In 2020, she was successful in being appointed as Assistant Chief of Professions. 
 

She brings a wealth of leadership experience to this the Board of Directors, having worked previously at Selly Oak Hospital and then University Hospitals Birmingham in Acute Medicine and A&E, before moving to the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital to manage the Acute Medical Unit and short stay medical wards and subsequently, the Royal Free Hospital to lead a Nurse-Led Patient Treatment Unit.


In her role as Chief Nurse, Sara will be focused on recruitment and retention; developing the Trust's Nursing and Allied Health Professional workforce; staff wellbeing; implementation of the national Patient Safety Strategy and driving this year's flu vaccination campaign.

Mr Craig Macbeth

Chief Finance and Planning Officer

Craig joined the Trust in 2008 as Deputy Director of Finance having previously worked at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital. 

He was instrumental in supporting the Trusts’ sustainable services programme taking the lead on the contracting and commissioning elements.  He subsequently led the finance team through the Foundation Trust application process and has more recently been leading the business planning for the Trust. 

He became Acting Director of Finance in October 2015. He was later named Associate Director of Finance, before becoming Director of Finance on 1 April 2017.

Craig's role changed on 1 April 2019 when he took on responsibility for organisational strategy and planning, with his title changing to Director of Finance and Planning. In April 2020, his job title changed to Chief Finance and Planning Officer.