The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce that Steph Edusei has been appointed as a non-executive director to our board of directors.
Steph started her career at the Freeman Hospital in 1996 and joined the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme in 2001 subsequently holding a number of middle and senior management roles across in local hospital Trusts including at Newcastle Hospitals, the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and in commissioning organisations. She helped set up Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group before leaving the NHS to run Healthwatch Newcastle and Healthwatch Gateshead alongside her management consultancy and leadership coaching business.
Steph is now Chief Executive of St Oswald’s Hospice, a large specialist hospice for children and adults based in Newcastle. She is a strong supporter of her local community having been a leader with Girlguiding UK for over 30 years and a school governor, and is a trustee with The Angelou Centre, a black-led women’s charity based in Newcastle which offers training, counselling and refugee support. She has a passion for involving the public and patients in healthcare and is a strong advocate for equality, diversity and inclusion. Steph speaks publicly on racism and discrimination, and provides coaching and mentoring support to people from minoritised communities.
She will join Newcastle Hospitals Board on 1st August 2021.
Professor Sir John Burn, Chairman of Newcastle Hospitals said: “Steph brings a wealth of experience of healthcare and leadership. I am delighted that she has been appointed to serve on the board and look forward to working with her.”
Find out more about our Board of Directors, including details of upcoming Board Meetings here.
