Helen Ray

Helen has been chief executive at North East Ambulance Service since 2019. Prior to this, she was Chief Operating Officer at Northumbria Healthcare since that post was formed in July 2018.

Since joining the NHS in 1983 and training as a nurse, Helen has held the role of joint managing executive director (operations) for North Cumbria acute and community services; deputy chief executive for North Cumbria University Hospitals and chief operating officer for South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust.