The Community Network board

The work of the Community Network is led by a board of members drawn from across the community services sector.

Our current chair is Siobhan Melia, chief executive of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust.

Meet the board

Siobhan Melia

Chief Executive, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust

Chair, Community Network

Steve Russell

Chief Executive, Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust

Bio to come

Joe Rafferty

Chief Executive, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bio to come

Kate Vaughton

Director of Integration and Partnership, NHS West Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group

Bio to come

Andrew Burnell

Chief Executive, City Health Care Partnership

Bio to come

Karen James

Chief Executive, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust

Bio to come

Maria O'Brien

Chief Nurse, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

Bio to come

Richard Kirby

Chief Executive, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Richard is chief executive of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and vice-chair of the Community Network.

Meet the team

Rory Deighton

Director, Acute Network

Rory is our director of acute, emergency and community care, leading the Acute Network.

Jack Sansum

Senior Policy Advisor

Jack is Senior Policy Advisor for our Acute and Community Networks.

Miriam Deakin

Director of Policy and Strategy, NHS Providers

Bio to come

Jim Palmer

Head of member communications

Jim Palmer is our head of member communications. He is also communications lead for our Community Network.