LPFT - Key Persons


Amy Beeton

Job Titles:
  • Director of People

Big White Wall

Big White Wall is an online community for people who are stressed, anxious or feeling low. The service has an active forum with round-the-clock support from trained professionals. You can talk anonymously to other members and take part in group or oneto-one therapy with therapists. Visit website to download.

Chris Higgins - COO

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations

Chris Wright

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director since May 2022
Extensive experience of leading a large service delivery organisation in the `not for profit' sector. He has a strong track record for increasing turnover while delivering efficient and cost effective public services to: children young people families adult offenders and the communities they live in.

Dr Girish Kunigiri

Job Titles:
  • Medical Director

Dr Kaval Patel

Job Titles:
  • Associate Non - Executive Director since December 2023
Dr Patel is a registered GP and partner in a Lincoln-based medical practice. He is also Deputy Chair for the Lincolnshire Primary Care Network Alliance (PCNA) and the Lincolnshire PCNA Strategic Mental Health Transformation Lead. Additionally, he is the Clinical Director of Lincoln Healthcare Partnership Primary Care Network (PCN)

Dr Sarah Whiteman

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
Dr Sarah Whiteman joined as a non-executive director in January 2024. A GP by background, she is currently the Chief Medical Director for Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Integrated Care Board. Prior to this she was Medical Director and then Chair of the BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group. She has extensive senior experience at a strategic board and operational level, having worked for NHS England in Primary Care and as Associate Medical Director for NHS Improvement, supporting over seventy acute, ambulance, community, and mental health trusts.

Dr Tim Harry

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director since May 2021
Scientist by background with a first degree in biology and doctorate in renal medicine. Senior manager and civil servant with a career of over 40 years covering a wide range of roles up to executive and board level in both the private and public sectors.

Ian Orrell

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director With the Trust since August 2022
Has a wealth of experience in the public sector, particularly with large and complex councils. Experience working within senior corporate leadership teams to help reshape and deliver quality frontline adult and children social care services, as well as delivering professional support services. Over 30 years as a qualified accountant and previous experience in non executive roles where partnership approaches were taken to improve service provision.

Jenna Davies

Job Titles:
  • Director of Corporate Governance

Kevin Lockyer - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
Kevin has spent more than 30 years working: as a prison governor as a commissioner of offender management services in custody and in the community as a senior civil servant and at board level in the public and voluntary sectors. He has held non-executive roles in the NHS in Lincolnshire for nearly six years. He also works as an independent consultant, providing expert support to organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors. He specialises in: service development bid management change management strategy development mentoring/coaching.

Mark Platts

Job Titles:
  • Director of Finance, Digital and Estates

Sarah Connery - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
Appointed Acting Chief Executive in October 2020 and made substantive appointment in September 2021.

Sharon Harvey

Job Titles:
  • Director of Nursing and Quality

Vijay Luthra

Vijay has worked extensively with the NHS as a consultant and advisor, supporting transformation initiatives. More recently Vijay has worked with private sector healthcare providers of diagnostic services. He is a renal transplantee and an advocate for neurodiverse talent as he has ADHD. He is an advisor to Kidney Research UK and a member of the charity's Development Advisory Board and an Associate Trustee for the GOSH Charity. Vijay is also a Chartered Project Professional, a Chartered Management Consultant and holds an MSc in Public Policy and Management from Kings College London.