The HRA is governed by a Board composed of five non-executive directors, including the chair, and three executive directors. Other directors listed below are also required to attend board meetings.
- Neelam Patel - Chair
- Dr Matt Westmore, Chief Executive – Executive Director
- Karen Williams, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Resources – Executive Director
- Jonathan Fennelly-Barnwell, Interim Director of the Approvals Service – Executive Director
- Becky Purvis, Director of Policy and Partnerships
- Julie Waters, Chief Digital Transformation Officer
- Professor Alastair Denniston - Non-Executive Director
- Professor Marian Knight MBE - Non-Executive Director
- Mark Buswell - Non-Executive Director
As part of our commitment to openness and transparency, board meetings are held in public and board papers and minutes are available on this website. We maintain a formal register of each Board member’s interests as set out in the Code of Accountability for the NHS. Board members are asked to confirm any declarations of interest at each Board meeting and at any time that changes take place. We are also committed to organisational transparency, and publish a range of financial and HR information.
Following a review of the HRA’s Community Committee, which was established in 2023 to make sure that volunteer and public contributor experience is considered when the HRA makes decisions, the HRA Board has agreed to move to a new model.
Your can read more about our new approach and ongoing commitment to involve diverse perspectives in our work in this blog from our Director of Policy and Partnerships, Becky Purvis.