Board Members

Lesley has lived in South Yorkshire her whole life and has a strong affiliation and understanding of the South Yorkshire area, its people and communities.  She has worked in Rotherham since 1995 in a variety of roles in the Public, Voluntary and Community Sectors (VCS) and is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Age UK Rotherham. Lesley is also a carer for members of her own family.

In this Non-Executive Member role she aims to use her local knowledge, knowledge about community engagement and over 20 years’ experience of working within the voluntary and community sector in South Yorkshire to make a contribution to the development and transformation of health services for the people of South Yorkshire. 

Chris is a graduate of the NHS Management training scheme and has over 25 years NHS experience in a range of organisations including Clinical Commissioning Groups, Primary Care Trusts, Hospital Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and the Department of Health.  He has spent over 20 years working in the South Yorkshire system, most recently taking on a joint role across Rotherham and Barnsley in 2020, after being appointed Chief Officer at NHS Rotherham in 2011.

Chris has also been seconded, part-time, into the South Yorkshire ICS since 2016, leading on the development of commissioning, Children’s and Maternity services, and on the Capital and Estates agenda.

Moira has been the Rotherham Safeguarding Adults Board Independent Chair since 2019 and is also a Local Government Association Care and Health Improvement Advisor. Her previous roles include Strategic Director Adult and Community Services with Bradford Council, Interim Director of Care and Support at Sheffield City Council and North Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board Independent Chair.

Moira is committed to working together, being prepared to understand different perspectives and to negotiate successful outcomes based on evidence of what works well and how it can be applied to specific situations. Moira is also passionate about communication, and has experience in working with senior leaders, managers, front line practitioners and people who use services on a wide-ranging agenda.

Kevin worked in the NHS for the whole of his career, prior to his retirement in 2019 from his Deputy Chief Executive post at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust. 

Kevin is a qualified accountant with 18 years’ experience as a Director of Finance at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Lincolnshire Health Authority. Kevin is an advocate for Place being the foundation upon which integrated health and care services can best serve the needs of patients, carers and users with and across neighbourhoods. Kevin, who hails from South Yorkshire, is keen to help to build upon the excellent partnership working across South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to improve our offer to those patients, carers and users. 

Shahida has worked in the VCSE sector for over 25 years and has also held roles in the public and private sector at a Senior Executive level. Her passion has been financial governance, equality, equity and social justice. Having worked in the faith sector and been deeply imbedded in marginalized communities across South Yorkshire. Shahida is passionate about bringing the voice of those less often heard from centring their voice and needs into policy development, scrutiny and accountability. Shahida is a keen advocate for cross sector partnership working and community relationship building. Shahida is keen to support the transformation of health service by and for the people needing it the most.

Cathy started her career as a Registered General Nurse and moved on to be the first in her family to get a university education and complete her Masters in Healthcare Governance with Distinction at Loughborough University in her late 30’s and was awarded an MBE in 2020 for services to Nursing.

Cathy became the Director of Patient Experience and Chief Nurse at Derby Teaching Hospitals in May 2013, having joined the Trust as Deputy Director of Patient Experience and Chief Nurse in August 2009. Cathy qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1993 from Bloomsbury and Islington School of Nursing and Midwifery in London, before going on to specialise as a Haemato-oncology nurse, working at the Middlesex Hospital on the first Teenage Cancer Trust Unit in the UK. Cathy held several nurse leadership roles at Nottingham City Hospital, then at Nottingham University Hospital as Clinical Lead and Head of Nursing for Cardiac Surgery, Diabetes, Renal and Vascular Services.

Cathy is passionate about Staff & Patient Experience, Safety, supporting vulnerable individuals and equality for all. She is an advocate for arts in hospital to create a therapeutic space and she is a coach and mentor. Cathy has more recently been appointed to one of the first CNO Executive Nurse Fellows working to NHSE/I.

Dr David Crichton was born in a British Military Hospital in Germany, to Scottish parents. David spent his childhood travelling around the world with his soldier father.

Studying at Leeds University school of medicine, David qualified as a doctor in 1994 before undertaking a number of junior doctor jobs across Yorkshire, then serving as an Army doctor for 7 years in many continents of the world. David is proud to have passed military parachute selection and achieved the rank of Major. David then returned to his adopted county where he has worked as a local GP since, alongside being Clinical Chair of NHS Doncaster CCG since 2016.

David is passionate about improving Cancer survival and has led on Inequalities and Early Diagnosis for the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Cancer Alliance.

Roxanna Naylor was appointed as Chief Finance Officer at the start of July 2026. Roxanna is a CIPFA‑qualified finance leader with over 20 years’ experience across health and local government. She was the Director of Financial Transformation since the inception of the ICB in 2022 and was Chief Finance Officer for NHS Barnsley CCG until then. Prior to this Roxanna worked at Wakefield Council for over 10 years as finance lead for Adult Social Care and Public Health. Roxanna is passionate about bringing people together to tackle complex challenges and improve outcomes for local communities, this is something she’s carried with her from her early days in local government through to today, whilst always maintaining a focus on collaboration.

Damian joins the ICB as the LA Partner Member. He has been Doncaster Council’s Chief Executive since 2019.  Prior to this role, he held the Council’s statutory Chief Officer role for Children (DCS) and Adults (DASS).  Damian started his career as a teacher over 37 years ago and worked in several LAs since 1998, holding Director roles since 2005.

Over the past 3 years Damian has supported the work of the SYB ICS as it transitioned to the SY ICS. He has been an active member of the local ICS Place-based partnership in Doncaster for the past 6 years.  He is passionate about developing integrated, citizen-led local services.

Damian is also the Lead CEO advising the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) Housing & Infrastructure Board. Additionally, he is a Co-Chair of the South Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum (SY LRF), which led the sub-region’s multi-agency response to the Covid Pandemic.

Mark has worked in the NHS since 2009 and has a background in mental health and community services provision.  Prior to that he enjoyed a career in the private sector, which included a number of senior finance roles within the medical devices industry.

Mark is the chief executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and prior to becoming Chief Executive was the Trust’s director of finance.  Mark is delighted to be appointed as a partner member of the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.  He is a values driven leader and committed to working in partnership to address inequalities and improving health outcomes for all. 

Greg Fell is the Director of Public Health in Sheffield. He graduated from Nottingham University with a degree in biochemistry and physiology in 1993. He has worked as a social researcher in a maternity unit; a number of roles in health promotion and public health before joining the public health training scheme. Greg worked as a consultant in public health in Bradford in the PCT then Bradford council. Since Feb 2016 he has worked for Sheffield City Council as the Director of Public Health for the city. Greg was also appointed to the role of Vice President to the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) in December 2021 and then became President in October 2023.

Lisa was born and raised in South Yorkshire, she has worked across our footprint and is currently a practicing GP in Sheffield. She has close ties to the community and serves as a Trustee to charities SACMHA (Sheffield African Caribbean Mental Health Association), and Sparkle Sheffield, a charity supporting children with Autism and their families. Her previous NHS management role was as a Governing Body GP for Sheffield CCG.

Lisa combines her lived experience and professional knowledge of the region with her passion for tackling health inequalities, to give a voice to our underserved and disadvantaged residents. Her interest extends into the workforce, and she champions Equality Diversity and Inclusion.

This role as Primary Care Partner gives her an exciting opportunity to be part of a system that can do things differently and really make a lasting impact through collaboration, involvement, and co-production.

Healthwatch Rotherham attends the NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board meetings as a participant.