Speaker Group: Strategic Health & Social Care Planning.

James Weaver

James joined CHP in February 2024, and has over 10 years’ experience in delivering operational services, developing partnerships, and delivering transformation to the Public Sector, through private organisations and directly, whilst working in Local Government. He combines public sector experience and understanding with commercial and customer skills from working in the private sector. James currently… Read more »

Simon Waters

Simon leads Community Health Partnerships (CHP) as Regional Director for the South and East regions, overseeing strategic engagement and stakeholder management across diverse healthcare economies. He holds board positions in 12 specialist health and social care Public Private Partnerships, managing a £500m regional portfolio encompassing 40 facilities. His success stems from his ability to forge… Read more »

Paul Holt

Paul worked in the NHS for over 25 years, 10 of those as a Director of Estates, capital and more latterly facilities services. Managing a £ 40m revenue budget, Paul worked in both the Acute and Mental Health environments. Leaving the NHS in 2016, Paul led the delivery of a university £350m capital programme, eventually… Read more »

Eugene Prinsloo

Eugene Prinsloo is the Developments Director at Community Health Partnerships (CHP).  He brings a mix of private and public sector experience. Starting his career in EY’s Real Estate Group, moving to the private sector partner in early primary care PPPs, to his current position within CHP (a company owned by the Department of Health and… Read more »

Dr Jane Fitch

Jane is the North East Regional Director at Community Health Partnerships and leads the CHP team across the North East and Yorkshire. Within this role, Jane is a Board member of six LIFTCos and the CHP representative on the North East ICS Estates and Capital Boards. Jane is a qualified GP and has worked in… Read more »

Emma Ingham

Emma is a creator, thinker and designer. She is also the co-founder of Loxie, a strategic design and health innovation agency who specialise in creating the future of health and care infrastructure. She loves connected thinking, perspective shifting and building regenerative ecosystems. She’s a non-technical infrastructure specialist with 15+ years’ experience working in the NHS… Read more »

Karina Dare

Karina has 26 years’ experience in health and disability sector in the UK and New Zealand working in primary and secondary care, clinical service management, change management and estates and facilities. She has 16 years’ experience in estates management and development including strategy for office, general practice and community hospital schemes. At NHSPS her work… Read more »

Emma Tanti

A senior associate at Pozzoni, Emma specialises in the later living sector. Responsible for delivering care sector projects she has a holistic understanding of all the key design ingredients for a fulfilling experience in later life. A specialist in her field, Emma has undertaken research into care hotels, dementia-friendly design and intergenerational housing and is… Read more »

Michelle Humphreys

Michelle is the Director of Strategic Projects at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest NHS Trusts in England. Her role at the Trust focuses on the forward strategy for the Trust’s estate which includes 10 individual hospitals within its portfolio. This includes the wholescale redevelopment of the North Manchester General Hospital site… Read more »

Joanna Stark

Joanna is currently a Delivery Director at Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust. Joanna joined the NHS in 1993 and started as a general nurse. Since 2000 Joanna has held a number of senior operational posts in the NHS across Acute, Primary care, Community and most recently Mental Health . During her career Joanna… Read more »