Sarah is a GP at Newton Place Surgery in Faversham, Kent.
Prior to joining KCHFT as the medical director, Sarah was clinical chair of Canterbury and Coastal Clinical Commissioning Group and chair of East Kent Strategy Board.
The Board was set up by local health and care commissioners to spearhead the drive to determine how best to provide health and care services to the population of east Kent. Its work is now part of the wider Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board agenda. Sarah’s work on the East Kent Strategy Board included reviewing issues around staff retention, the use of technology, buildings and estates, and clinical pathways such as maternity, paediatrics, end-of-life care and mental health.
Until April 2017, Sarah was also commissioner co-chair of Kent and Medway Sustainability and Transformation Partnership Clinical Board, which was set up to make sure the NHS future plans met the health and social care needs of the communities it serves. Sarah’s professional interests include Quality Improvement and medical leadership.
Sarah is Caldicott Guardian for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust.