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Members of University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) NHS Trust Board of Directors have declared the following interests:
View as PDF: Trust Board of Directors declarations of interests.pdf[pdf] 116KB
Updated: November 2025
| Name | Position | Declared Interest |
|---|---|---|
| Darryn Allcorn | Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Integrated Clinical Professions |
Chair of Holsworthy Community College Parent, Teacher and Friends Association Interim Chair of Governors - Holsworthy Community College - Dartmoor Multi-academy Trust Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Exeter Faculty of Health and Life sciences |
| Nick Ball | Non-Executive Director | Director of Heavens Thunder |
| Laura Bowater | Non-Executive Director |
Elected Member of Council for the Microbiology Society Head of Peninsula Medical School, Faculty of Health |
| Sarah Brampton | Chief Finance Officer |
Member of the national Finance Leadership Council representing the South West Chair of the South West Finance Academy Member of the national Women in Leadership in Finance NHS Charities Together Trustee |
| James Brent | Chairman |
Akkeron Construction Services Limited Director of Akkeron Leisure Limited, Director of Blackdown Hills Living Limited Director of Five Directions Limited Director of HHP Nominee Limited Trustee of The James Brent Pension Scheme KP Marina Living Limited Director of Laceworks Living Limited Director of Natatomisam Limited Trustee of the Natatomisam Pension Fund Director of The Plymouth Pavilions Limited Director of Resurgam (West End) Limited Director of South West Ticketing Solutions Limited Director of Tarka Living Limited, Director Chair of the Physical Infrastructure Sub-Group; Department of Health and Social Care 10 Year Plan Director of ACFPV Limited Trustee of ‘A Cause for Paws’ Animal Welfare Charity Member of DHSC and NHSE Strategic Partnership Network |
| Arunangsu Chatterjee | Non-Executive Director |
Visiting Professor for University of Plymouth, Faculty of Health Dean of Digital Transformation, University of Leeds Vice Chair and NED, West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board Director, Future Edge ltd. Wife is Managing Director Trustee of South Asian Society of Devon and Cornwall |
| Ashley Grist | Non-Executive Director |
To follow |
| Mark Hamilton | Chief Medical Officer |
Visiting Professor for University of Plymouth, Faculty of Health |
| Valerie Lee | Non-Executive Director |
Chair of Plymouth Community Homes - Housing Chair of Southwest Housing Forum |
| Neil Macdonald | Chief Executive Officer |
Honorary professor, University of Buckingham Wife is Clinical Director of ‘ARC’ Primary Care Network (Buckinghamshire network, one of the national Neighbourhood Health pilot sites) and Chair of ‘FedBucks’, Primary Care Federation) |
| Anjula Mehta | Chief Medical Officer |
No declarations of interest |
| Rachel O’Connor | Director of Integrated Care Partnerships and Strategy |
Ms O’Connor’s cousin is CEO of Arissian Ltd. (Health IT solutions company) Director of Cadel Bosco Ltd. Ms O’Connor’s partner is Company Lead Director. (The remit of the company is health and social care consultancy. Ms O’Connor is not an active partner delivering any consultancy at this time and the company will not be applying for work within the Plymouth area) |
| Angela Pedder | Non-Executive Director |
Chair of Trustees Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education - known as The Deaf Academy |
| Jon Scott | Chief Operating Officer |
International Faculty, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Senior Associate, Deloitte- Asia Managing Director, Monkton House Limited Swansea Health Board, Deloitte |
| Helen Smith | Non-Executive Director |
Director of H Smith Safety Associates |
