Thank you Crishni
Today (Friday 31 October) our Chair, Crishni Waring finishes her final term and makes way for our new interim group Chair, Faisal Hussain, to begin his tenure with our Trust on Saturday 1 November.
Crishni has held the role of Chair at NHFT since 2016 and joint Chair with Leicestershire Partnership Trust since 2023, and in this time, she has shared her vibrancy and passion for supporting our communities with determination and care. We wanted to take the time to celebrate some of her endeavours which have truly made a difference for NHFT and for LPT.
Key achievements:
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Supporting our improvement journey as we grew to being an outstanding Trust and creating the Leicestershire Partnership and Northamptonshire Healthcare University Associate Group.
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Championing our Long Service colleagues awards to recognise and celebrate our colleagues who have dedicated their lives to the NHS and to NHFT.
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Supporting delivery of both LPT and NHFT's anti-racist strategy Together against Racism and praising our respective REACH networks for their dedication.
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Leading and supporting our Governors to build their profiles and supporting them in using their voices to speak for the communities they represent .
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Working and building positive relationships with many partner organisations including our Integrated Care Boards; driving change with conversations and passion.
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Undertaking numerous service visits, meeting colleagues, volunteers, patients and service users and creating space for active listening and learning.
Angela Hillery, group Chief Executive said: "Working with Crishni has been wonderful, and I know that I can speak for all of our teams NHFT and LPT to wish her the best with her next endeavours. She has shown compassion and dedication to our Trust for nearly 10 years and LPT's for the last two and in that time she has achieved and helped us to achieve and to shape so many things . I'm grateful to have Faisal joining us and I know that since our initial announcement in July, Crishni and Faisal have been concentrating on keeping this handover smooth for all our colleagues. I look forward to welcoming Faisal and continuing the CEO and Chair close working relationship for the benefit of our communities."
New group Chair Faisal Hussain said: " I am incredibly grateful to Crishni for her help and support over the past few months as I begin this exciting new role as interim joint Chair. We have been working closely together to ensure a smooth as possible handover . Crishni has made a big impact in many areas of both Trusts, and it has been inspiring to learn more about these and to think about our plans for the future . I would also like to take this opportunity, to say a huge big thank you to all the colleagues who have supported me in readiness to take on this exciting opportunity. I look forward to meeting colleagues from across LPT and NHFT from November ."
Crishni will be staying in healthcare and her next roles sees her take on the Chair role at Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board, and we wish her the greatest of luck.
NHFT's Council of Governors is responsible for the recruitment of Chairs and Non-Executive Directors in NHFT; NHS England (NHSE) is responsible for recruitment in LPT. Together they made the decision to appoint Faisal as a interim group Chair.