Chief Executive & directors

Lynn first joined Liverpool Women's in October 2002 as a Consultant Clinical Geneticist and joined the Board of Directors in January 2021. She has held various leadership positions within the Trust including being Clinical Director of the Cheshire and Merseyside Regional Genetics Service. Prior to joining the Trust Board, Lynn was appointed as the Medical Director of the North West Genomics Laboratory Hub which is hosted by Manchester Foundation Trust and provides genomics services for the North West.

Lynn trained as a doctor at St Bartholomew’s Medical College in London and completed junior doctor jobs in the Midlands, North West and London. After completing a Masters Degree in Clinical Genetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital she moved to Bristol to complete her specialist training in Clinical Genetics.

An experienced board director, Dianne was appointed Chief Nurse on 21 December 2022. She was previously Chief Nurse at the Trust prior to joining Aintree University Hospital in April 2017 and then Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the merger with the Royal Liverpool Hospitals NHS Trust in 2019. She has held a variety of leadership and managerial roles prior to her appointment as Chief Nurse.

Dianne has extensive experience in all areas of acute care, but her passion lies within Women’s Health, choosing to specialise in her earlier career within the field of Gynaecology. Dianne is passionate about providing safe, effective, and compassionate care for all patients and their families at Liverpool Women’s.

Jenny returned to the Trust in January 2023 having formerly held the position of CFO at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT. Jenny has worked in senior roles in the NHS for over ten years having previously trained with professional services Ernst & Young.

She is passionate about enabling the efficient delivery of safe, effective and sustainable care and quality services.

Jenny was also appointed as Deputy Chief Executive alongside her CFO role in May 2023. 

Gary joined the Trust in August 2019. His role is to support our clinical teams to deliver the best possible care for our patients.

Gary has worked in the NHS for 20 years. He has held senior management roles working across all areas of healthcare including Primary, Community, Mental Health, Secondary and Tertiary Care.

He began his career as a clinician at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where he also went on to manage Emergency, Community and General Medicine.

He has had significant experience managing across Women’s services most recently as Divisional Director for Women and Children’s services at Wirral University Teaching Hospital.

Matt joined the Trust in December 2019. Committed to Digital excellence, he is responsible for a diverse Digital Services department encompassing Information, & Digital Systems, Information Technology, Digital Projects, Information Governance, Clinical Coding and Patient Records.

Since 1999, Matt has worked within various Digital Services roles across Cheshire and Merseyside NHS organisations and has held a number of senior roles most recently at Mid-Mersey Digital Alliance and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust.

He is the Cyber Security Digital Lead and Chair for the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS.

 

Mark joined the Trust in March 2020 from Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where he was Deputy Corporate Secretary. Mark has extensive experience of corporate governance from roles held in the NHS, local authorities and the private sector.

Mark is a strong believer that the purpose of governance is to ensure that good decisions are made and that there are strong links between a well-governed organisation and positive outcomes for patients.