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Meet the leadership team

Behind the scenes, dozens of people are working hard to make Cambridge Children's Hospital a reality.

Our leadership teams are made up of world-leading clinical and academic expertise, as well as specialists from frontline paediatric healthcare and research. We also have Parent Advocates embedded within the Governance of the project, representing regional families at a strategic level.

Joint Strategic Board

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Our Joint Strategic Board represents our three partner organisations.

Top L-R: Nicola Ayton, CEO, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH); Steve Grange, CEO, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT); Professor Anna Philpott, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge (UoC).

Bottom L-R: Claire Stoneham, Senior Responsible Officer, Director of Strategy and Major Projects (CUH); Robert Toole, Senior Responsible Officer, Chief Finance Officer (CPFT); Professor Patrick Maxwell, Senior Responsible Officer, Regius Professor of Physic (UoC).

Clinical leads

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Our project leads bring a wealth of clinical and academic expertise.

Top L-R: Dr Dickon Bevington, Clinical co-lead for mental health; Dr Rob Heuschkel, Clinical lead for physical health; Professor Tamsin Ford, Clinical lead for mental health research.

Bottom L-R: Professor Isobel Heyman, Clinical co-lead for mental health; Dr Denise Williams, Clinical lead for hospital school; Professor Sam Behjati, Director of Cambridge Children's Research Institute

Our fundraising campaign board

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L-R: Dame Mary Archer DBE, Co-Chair; Majid Jafar, Co-chair; Helen Pemberton; and Kate Symondson