Meet the Team
The HI NENC team is made up of an Executive, a Senior Management Team, Programme Managers, Project Managers, Project Support Officers as well as central support teams including Finance, HR and Marketing and Communications.
Find out more about the members of our team below. If you have a general enquiry please email:
Enquiries [email protected]
Communications [email protected]
Finance [email protected]
Dr Nicola Hutchinson
Chief Executive Officer
Talk to me about... Strategy, National Health Innovation Network, Stakeholder Engagement
Email: [email protected]
Professor Julia Newton
Medical Director
Talk to me about... Health Improvement, Patient Safety, Workforce
Email: [email protected]
Dave Belshaw
Digital Transformation Director
Talk to me about... Digitally Enabling Systems and Pathways, Remote Monitoring and Digital Inclusion
Email: [email protected]
Russ Watkins
Commercial Director
Talk to me about... Innovation, Economic Growth & NENC Ecosystem
Email: [email protected]
Stephanie Walton
Director of Finance
Talk to me about... Finance, Contracts, Payroll
Email: [email protected]
Kirstie Taylor
Marketing and Communications Director
Talk to me about... Communications and engagement strategic planning, commercial communications management, programme communications delivery
Email: [email protected]
Claire Adams
Programme Manager
Talk to me about... All things respiratory related
Email: [email protected]
Mark Adair
Marketing and Communications Officer
Talk to me about... Multimedia content creation, website management and social media management.
Email: [email protected]
Melanie Bambra
Associate Director - Project Management Office
Talk to me about... Project Management & Governance Best Practice
Email: [email protected]
Rachael Barham
Programme Manager
Talk to me about... Regulation, telehealth, assistive technology, digital primary care
Email: [email protected]
Sarah Black
Marketing and Communications Manager (Events)
Talk to me about... Events/exhibitions, awards, conferences
Email: [email protected]
Chloe Blewitt
Project Manager
Talk to me about... MedTech Funding Mandate
Email: [email protected]
Kathryn Brennan
Marketing and Communications Manager
Talk to me about... Communications, digital transformation, North East and North Cumbria digital stakeholders
Email: [email protected]
Liz Brown
Programme Manager
Talk to me about... Health Improvement Programmes, Workforce Innovation Programmes
Email: [email protected]
Clare Caygill
Community Asthma Advisor
Talk to me about... Community Asthma Advisor for The Child Health and Wellbeing Network
Email: [email protected]