London Health Board

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, chairs the London Health Board. Read more about the Mayor.

Dr Tom Coffey is Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Health Policy. Read more about Tom here.

Professor Kevin Fenton, Regional Director Public Health England (London), is the Statutory Health Advisor to the Mayor of London. Read more about Kevin

Biography to follow.

Chris Streather took up the role of Regional Medical Director for NHSE in London in May 2022. He worked in Royal Free London group as chief medical officer from 2018 following his role as chief executive of the Royal Free Hospital in 2017. Prior to joining the Royal Free, he was chief medical officer of HCA International, and previously, the managing director of the Health Innovation Network, leading on patient safety nationally, and chief executive officer of South London Healthcare NHS Trust in 2009.  

Chris began his career as a renal physician in NHS hospital trusts in Brighton, London and Cambridge. He became medical director at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2004, and later director of strategy. In 2008 he was the clinical director for London as the capital’s stroke services were comprehensively redesigned.   

He holds a number of Trustee roles in the third sector and he was a non-executive director, board quality lead and senior independent director at Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust from 2014-17.  

He is particularly interested in population health, reducing inequalities, and reduction in unwarranted variation in clinical care.  

Having held several senior roles at the Department of Health and been a member of its Board, Richard is extremely familiar with how Government works at the highest levels. Before his retirement in April 2015, he was responsible for ensuring that the department itself, along with the health service, managed their finances effectively; and for this role, Richard was accountable to parliament. He also had primary responsibility for NHS policy and the government’s relationship with the NHS and from 2011 to 2014 was also Head of the Government Finance profession.

Richard started his career with the National Audit Office and worked at the Department of Health on three separate occasions. Prior to his return to the Department in 2001, he was the finance director for National Savings & Investments.

Richard, who is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy, is married to Carole a retired nurse, has three children and is also a grandfather of four. Amongst his many interests, he is an avid follower of Leeds United. In 2003 he was awarded membership of The Gild of Freemen of the City of York, the city in which he was born. In 2006 he was awarded membership of the Order of the Bath (CB) for services to health.

With 20 years of NHS Board experience, Marie is currently the Chair Designate of the North East London ICS and Chair of the NHS Race and Health Observatory. Prior to this, Marie chaired mental health and commissioning organisations with budgets up to £3bn. Her first NED role was as Vice Chair of an acute Trust.

Nationally, Marie is a member of NHS England's National People Board and Equality and Diversity Advisory Group and regionally, she is Co-Chair of the London People Board. Marie's background is in local government and the voluntary sector with particular experience in social justice, regeneration and equity.

She is currently Trustee of two East London charities and one national charity. Marie's contribution to her local community has been recognised through the award of the Freedom of the London Borough of Newham and her contribution to the NHS through the award of her CBE.

Jo was raised and trained as a Dr in London, where she has exclusively worked; she has been a GP in Old Street, since 1999.

Jo is Chair of NHS North Central London CCG and works in close partnership with local authority & health service colleagues across London to drive the best outcomes for our residents. With a particular interest in workforce planning and development, she is a Clinical Commissioner representative on the London People Board. As London Region representative on the board of NHS Clinical Commissioners since 2017, she has worked to ensure that our London experience informs national commissioning strategy.

In the context of our Covid-19 response, she has led the response in primary care across NCL and as member of the London Clinical Advisory Group, has helped oversee the pathway changes critical to our response for London.
Looking beyond Covid-19, to our collective imperative to reduce the impact of climate change for future generations, she is appointed Clinical lead to drive achievement of a Net Zero Health Service and alignment with the aspirations of Our Vision for London.

Cllr. Butt has lived in Brent all his life. He is a father of three, and his wife is a Brent registered child-minder. Born in Central Middlesex Hospital and schooled in the borough, he has represented his home ward Tokyngton since 2006.

First elected as Leader of the Council in May 2012, Cllr Butt has prioritised creating good jobs for local people, protecting the most vulnerable residents and supporting economic regeneration across Brent.

Muhammed will work with Tokynton’s local community including its local forums and neighbourhood watch groups to take up any issue, big or small.

Muhammed will be the local residents advocate, standing up for the things that matter to the community, from anti-social behaviour to environmental issues and improving Tokyngton’s roads and pavements.

His key priorities are affordable housing, good jobs and supporting young people for the best start in live. His driving energy is to provide hope, ambition and aspiration to the residents of Brent and Tokyngton.

Find out more about Joanne.

Caroline Clarke is the Regional Director for the NHS in London, which leads the NHS’ work in the capital and has an ambitious transformation agenda.  

Caroline was previously Group Chief Executive (2019 – 2023) and Deputy Chief Executive (2012 – 2019) at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust since 2019, leading one of the largest teaching trusts in the country.  

Prior to this, Caroline held senior positions including as Finance Director at multiple NHS Trusts and as Associate Partner in KPMG’s health strategy team.  

Caroline is a trustee of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), the representative body for finance staff in healthcare, and a trustee of the Royal Free Charity.  

Passionate about both the NHS and London, Caroline started her NHS career as a finance trainee in 1991 and has lived in London for 35 years.