Chris joined the Board of Trustees in April 2026.
He has over 35 years of experience in delivering improvements across public and private sectors and a range of industries. His breadth of skills and knowledge as a Programme Director has enabled him to lead teams through times of challenge and change. His coaching style of leadership and core values have served to enable change with compassion and care. In the past 15 years he has held local, regional, and national positions within the NHS and in 2016 was presented with an Executive Healthcare Leadership Award by Sir Simon Stevens. He left the NHS in 2026 to focus on his Executive Coaching business and not-for-profit retreat and wellbeing venue based in Barnsley.
In his spare time Chris enjoys walking with his Collie who they acquired during Covid lockdown and the family named ‘Hope’.
Chris says: “Throughout my career in the NHS I have sought to look through the eyes of patients and carers, ensuring their care remains central to all I do. Having now left the NHS, I am keen to continue learning about and influencing ways to make patient journeys as good as they can possibly be. Being part of the Barnsley hospice team is a great privilege”
