The Northern Health and Social Care Trust Register of Interests is a public governance record that lists any relevant financial, professional, charitable or other interests declared by Trust Board members to help identify and manage potential conflicts of interest in Health and Social Care decision‑making.
Non-executive directors
Anne O’Reilly, OBE, Chair, Northern Health and Social Care Trust
Declared Interests
Charity and voluntary organisations:
- Board Member, Women’s Resource and Development Agency.
Scott Armstrong, Non-Executive Director
Declared Interests
Professional connections:
- Head of Expleo Northern Ireland and Director of Sales, Expleo UK Limited, which has been awarded public sector frameworks.
Carol Diffin, Non-Executive Director
Declared Interests
Public appointments:
- Non-Executive Director, Northern Ireland Social Care Council.
Professional connections:
- Associate Consultant, Health and Social Care Leadership Centre.
Voluntary activities:
- Volunteer with Quilts for Care Leavers Northern Ireland.
Michael Keating, Non-Executive Director
Declared Interests
Public appointments:
- Non-Executive Board Member, Forensic Services Northern Ireland.
Charity and voluntary organisations:
- Trustee, The Gallaher Trust.
Other appointments:
- Temporary event planning role with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
Paul Turley, Non-Executive Director
Declared Interests
Charity and voluntary organisations:
- Campaign Lead for Sodium Valproate Redress Northern Ireland.
- Member of Belfast Area Integrated Partnership Board.
Executive directors
Suzanne Pullins, Chief Executive (Interim)
Declared Interests
Family connections:
- Daughter employed within the Community Care Division of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
- Sister employed through the Nursing Bank of the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.
George Gardiner, Executive Director of Medicine
Declared Interests
Charity and voluntary organisations:
- Trustee, Critical Care Support Group.
Other directors attending Board meetings
Senior executives
Gillian Traub, Director of Operations
Declared Interests
Charity and voluntary organisations:
- Board Member, Abbeyfield Belfast
Jacqui Reid, Director of Human Resources, Organisation Development and Corporate Communications
Declared Interests
Professional memberships and voluntary roles:
- Northern Ireland Branch Chair, Healthcare People Management Association.
Divisional directors
Lynne McCartney, Director of Surgery, Women’s Health and Diagnostic Services (Interim)
Declared Interests
Family connections:
- Brother is Regional Business Director at AstraZeneca.
- Sister is Operations Manager at the Ulster Independent Clinic.
Other senior staff
Mark Jenkins, Deputy and Divisional Medical Director
Declared Interests
Business interests:
- Director and shareholder, Jenarron Therapeutics.
Mark Rodgers, Divisional Medical Director and Consultant
Declared Interests
Family connections:
- Brother is Global Sales Director at Bottomline Technologies.
- Sister is Executive Director of Action Deaf Youth.
Ryan O’Neill, Divisional Medical Director
Declared Interests
Business interests:
- Director, RATH Watches Limited.
Nil Returns
The following individuals have declared no interests requiring registration:
Non-executive directors
- Paul Douglas, Non-Executive Director
- Dr Janet Gray, MBE, Non-Executive Director
- Kathy Mackenzie, BEM, Non-Executive Director
Executive directors
- Maura Dargan, Executive Director of Social Work, Divisional Director Children and Young People’s Services
- Gill Murphy, Executive Director of Nursing, Corporate Support and Paediatric Services (Interim)
Other directors attending Board meetings
- Jacqui Armstrong, Director Allied Health Professions, Intermediate Care and Integrated Discharge
- Petra Corr, Director of Mental Health, Learning Disability and Psychological Services
- Diane Spence, Director of Adult Community and Older People Services
- Paddy Graffin, Director of Infrastructure
- Audrey Harris, Director of Medicine and Emergency Medicine
- Neil Martin, Divisional Director of Strategic Planning, Performance and ICT
Other senior staff
- Stevie Lennon, Director of Finance (Interim)
- John Finnerty, Deputy Medical Director, Specialist Care Services
- Joanne Edgar, Head of Corporate Communications