Any member of an NHS board must formally disclose any personal or financial interests that could potentially influence their decision-making on a particular matter, ensuring transparency and preventing conflicts of interest when voting on issues related to the NHS.
To identify potential conflicts of interest where a board member might benefit personally from a decision made by the board.
This could include financial interests in companies that provide services to the NHS, personal relationships with individuals involved in NHS contracts, or professional affiliations that could impact decision-making.
Board members are usually required to submit a declaration of interest form at the start of their appointment and update it regularly if any new interests arise.
Register of Interests
| Michael Whitehouse | Chair | Board member and chair of Audit Committee of Medicines and Health Care Products Regulatory Agency MHRA – Chair of Audit Committee and SID. Jersey Audit Office – Chair of the board of governance. |
| Simon Weldon | Chief Executive Officer | None. |
| Jennifer Allan | Chief Operating Officer | None |
| Simon Bell | Chief Finance Officer | Audit & Risk Committee Chair – Eldon Housing Association. |
| Jaqualine Lindridge | Chief Paramedic Officer | Trustee on the Board of Trustees for the College of Paramedics. Listed as a director for Coach House (Woldingham) Residents Limited. Co-Chair of the Joint Royal Colleges Ambulance Liaison Committee (JRCALC).
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| Sarah Wainwright | Chief People Officer | None. |
| David Ruiz-Celada
| Chief of Strategy | Board Strategic Advisor at South Central Ambulance Service, Operating under and to the scope of jointly agreed MOU between SCAS and SECAmb, with oversight via the joint Executive and Committee in Common.
Father (Luis Antonio Ruiz-Avila), is an Angel investor in the bio-technology sector, holding multiple CEO and Board Advisory positions. No direct relationship between the NHS provider Trusts.
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| Richard Quirk | Chief Medical Officer | Locum Salaried General Practitioner at Coachmans Medical Practice, Crawley. Panel member on the Liverpool Community Health Independent Investigation led by Dr Bill Kirkup. |
| Margaret Dalziel | Chief Nursing Officer | None
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| Nick Roberts | Chief Digital Information Officer | None |
| Peter Lee | Director of Corporate Governance/Company Secretary | None |
| Janine Compton | Director of Communications and Engagement | None |
| Karen Norman | Senior Independent Director | Visiting Professor, Doctorate in Management Programme, Complexity and Management Group, Business School, University of Hertfordshire. Visiting Professor, School of Nursing, Allied and Public Health, Faculty of Science, Social Care and Education, Kingston University. Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. |
| Howard Goodbourn | Independent Non-Executive Director | None |
| Paul Brocklehurst | Independent Non-Executive Director | Trustee for Myeloma UK |
| Subo Shanmuganathan | Independent Non-Executive Director | Chair for Bromley Community Interest Company. Chair of CSH Surrey Non-Executive Director for the Crown Prosecution Service. |
| Liz Sharp | Independent Non-Executive Director / Deputy Chair | Member of the Royal College of Nursing Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council |
| Mojgan Sani | Independent Non-Executive Director | Non-Executive Director Medway NHS Foundation Trust Non-Executive Director Sussex Community Foundation Trust Visiting professor (Clinical pharmacy and medicines optimisation), University of Portsmouth CQC specialist advisor for medicines optimisation |
| Peter Schild | Independent Non-Executive Director | Deputy Chair and Chair of ARAC at Health Services Safety Investigation Body |
| Suzanne O’Brien | Independent Non-Executive Director | Chairperson, The Fifth Trust (charity – voluntary role) Deputy Dean, Canterbury Christ Church University Non-Executive Director, Chair Treasury Committee, mhs homes Leadership and Governance Consultant, AdvanceHE
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| Harbhajan Brar | Independent Non-Executive Director | NED South Central Ambulance Service Director of HR, Imperial College Magistrate Oxford
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| Dr Karl Khan | Independent Non-Executive Director | Freelance consultant. This role has no direct conflict with SECAmb. |
This page was updated in January 2026.