Partner brief – appointments

We have recently welcomed the following colleagues into the Trust

We have recently welcomed a number of senior colleagues into the Trust.

  • Ben Vasey, Deputy Chief Operating Officer (Elective).
  • Matt Sandford, Interim Associate Chief Operating Officer.
  • Chris Ditch, Divisional General Manager for Urgent and Emergency Care.
  • Kelly Cullum, Divisional General Manager for Clinical Speciality Services.
  • Mel Howard, Divisional General Manager for Medicine.

Who’s who within DBTH

As a Trust, we have the following Divisions and Directorates:

  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Clinical Specialty Services
  • Corporate Nursing
  • Digital Transformation
  • Education and Research
  • Finance
  • Medicine
  • Medical Director
  • Surgery
  • Urgent and Emergency
  • People and Organisational Development (P&OD)
  • Recovery, Innovation and Transformation
  • Women and Children

To help understand the structure of these new Divisions, their leadership teams and services, we have created a series of structure charts which can be viewed here, last updated in February 2024. 


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