What we do
Meet the Team
Who we are
Welcome to our team here at CBC Health Federation, both front of house and behind the scenes. Everyone is a key member essential for the success and delivery of CBC Health Federation's purpose "Delivering together to improve lives".
We have over 150 employees and a large group of sessional staff who make up our diverse teams specialising in a number of areas, all with the aim of supporting primary and community care.
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We are a skilled team of clinical and non clinical staff with a high proportion of our workforce being registered professionals in a number of disciplines.
CEO and Directors
Our CEo and Directors provides the strategic and operational leadership necessary to guide the successful delivery of our programme of work.
Nicola Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Tom Schatzberger
Director
Ross Golightly
Non-Executive Director
Dr Alex Rhodes
Medical Director
Dr Sally Sadasivam
Medical Director
Clinical Leads
Our Executive Management Team provides the strategic and operational leadership necessary to guide the successful delivery of our programme of work.
Dr Tom Schatzberger
Urgent Primary Care
Clinical Lead
Jane Welsh
Community Services
Clinical Lead
Dr Sally Sadasivam
Clinical Lead
Dr Dawn Turner
Clinical Lead
Senior ManagementÂ
We work to support our teams in delivering high quality healthcare to patients across Gateshead.
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Through managing contracts, recruiting a highly skilled workforce and analysing our performance we make sure we are giving the NHS the best possible value for money, and the best possible care for patients.
April Sim
Head of Pharmicus
Jane Welsh
Community Services
Clinical Lead
Melanie Fogg
Urgent Primary Care
Service Lead
Nicola Moody
Head of Finance
Nicola Mcdougal
Strategic Workforce Development Lead
Georgina Wright
HR Manager
Theresa Chisholm
Head of Business
and Development