Structure of the Trust

The hospital management is led by the Board of Directors. They are responsible for all operational and strategic issues, business and finance and they meet once a month.

 

The Board of Governors represent our 24,000 strong membership of patients, public and staff. The majority of the Governors are elected by the membership. Our Governors provide a direct link to our local community and represent the interests of members and the wider public in the stewardship and development of the Trust.

 

Operational management: divisional directorates

All the clinical departments at CUH are clustered together into seven divisional directorates. Each division is headed by a divisional director supported by a deputy divisional director responsible for research governance and research strategy. The divisions are supported by three directors of operations reporting to the chief nurse/operating officer and the medical director.

 

Clinical divisions at CUH

Cancer Division: Oncology and Cancer

• Divisional Director: Dr Hugo Ford
• Deputy Divisional Director: Professor Tim Eisen
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Associate Director of Operations: Liz Hunt
• Divisional Lead Nurse: Helen Balsdon
• Divisional Head of Finance: Hilary Wallis

Emergency and Perioperative Care Division

• Divisional Director: Dr Basil Matta
• Deputy Divisional Director: Professor David Menon
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Divisional Lead Nurse for Emergency Care: Holly Sutherland
• Divisional Lead Nurse for Perioperative Care: Sally Walters
• Divisional Head of Finance: Beth Potton

Investigative Sciences Division: Pathology, Radiology and Medical Physics

• Divisional Co-Directors: Dr Jo Whittaker and Dr Philip Bearcroft
• Deputy Divisional Co-Directors: Professor Stephen O’Rahilly and Professor David Lomas
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Associate Director of Operations for Pathology, Radiology and Medical Physics: Colin Carr
• Divisional Lead Nurse: Carmel Streater
• Divisional Head of Finance: Simon Watford
  

Medicine Division

• Divisional Director: Dr Alex Gimson
• Deputy Divisional Director: Professor Ken Smith
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Associate Director of Operations: Sandra Myers
• Divisional Lead Nurse: Sharon McNally
• Divisional Head of Finance: Sue Szymanski

Neurosciences Division: Neurology, Neurosciences, Stroke and Therapy Services

• Divisional Director: Professor John Pickard
• Deputy Divisional Director: tba
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Associate Director of Operations: Kathy Haynes
• Divisional Lead Nurse: tbc
• Divisional Head of Finance: Emma Glover

Surgery Division: including Transplant

• Divisional Director: Mr Richard Miller
• Deputy Divisional Director: Professor Andrew Bradley
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Divisional Lead Nurse: Deborah Spencer
• Divisional Head of Finance: Emma Glover

Women’s and Children’s Division

• Divisional Co-Directors: Dr Denise Williams and Mr Gerry Hackett
• Deputy Divisional Co-directors Professor Gordon Smith and Professor Ieuan Hughes
• Director of Operations: Tom Bennett
• Associate Director of Operations: Amanda Cahn
• Head of Midwifery and Divisional Lead Nurse: Anna Shasha
• Head of Children’s Services and Divisional Lead Nurse: Meryl Moore
• Divisional Head of Finance: tbc

Therapy Services and Pharmacy support the day-to-day delivery of care.

 

Non-clinical services

The corporate infrastructure of IT, finance, human resources, estates and facilities, communications, corporate development and management, patient services and administration underpins the business of service delivery.

 

New roles continue to develop and support the operational structure of the hospital and the improvement of patient care, the patient experience and patient safety.

 

Being a teaching hospital

As the teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge, the Trust is home to academic and research departments. The consultants in these departments also hold honorary contracts with the Trust as part of the hospital's clinical services for patients.