About NHS North West
NHS England in the North West is one of seven regional teams across the country working to ensure that people across our region have access to high quality health and care services.
We support the commissioning and delivery of high-quality services and directly commission primary care and specialised services across Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester, and Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Our work involves supporting NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) in the area to ensure that together we provide excellent services that meet the needs of patients.
The members of the North West Regional Executive Team are:
- Kathy Cowell CBE, Regional Chair
- Louise Shepherd CBE, Regional Director
- Dr Michael Gregory, Regional Medical Director
- Chris Adcock, Regional Director of Finance
- Bridget Lees, Interim Regional Chief Nurse
- Scott McLean, Regional Director of Delivery and Transformation
- Chris Cutts, Regional Director of Workforce, Training and Education
- Clare Duggan, Regional Director of Strategy and Transformation
- Andrew Furber, Regional Director of OHID / Regional Director of Public Health
- Jo Stringer, Chief of Staff
- Robin Scott, Regional Head of Communications