The following Board Members and Participants have left the ICB.
Dr Rima Makarem – Independent Non-executive Chair
Rima trained as a scientist before going on to hold senior roles within the global pharmaceutical sector and has 15 years’ experience working at board level in the NHS.
She was appointed as Chair of the ICB in July 2022, having been the Independent Chair for the BLMK Integrated Care System since June 2020. Rima is also Chair of the Sue Ryder charity, Chair of Queen Square Enterprises Ltd (an independent provider of diagnostics services, wholly owned by University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Charity), a Lay Council member for the General Pharmaceutical Council and a Trustee of LifeArc.
Rima’s previous roles include Senior Independent Director & Audit Chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and Audit Chair and External Commissioner at the House of Commons Commission, working closely with the Speaker and the Leader of the House.
Dr Sarah Whiteman – Chief Medical Director
Sarah has worked in the BLMK system as a GP and senior clinical leader for many years. She was previously the Medical Director and Chair of BLMK Clinical Commissioning Group.
Sarah is committed to multi-professional working, furthering the research & innovation agenda, equality diversity and inclusion and maintaining the patient/carer focus that is at the heart of all that we do as an effective health and care system. She works closely with the Chief Nurse and Chief Primary Care Officer to improve outcomes for our residents and reduce inequalities in how care is provided.
Robin Porter – Local Authority Partner Member
Robin is the Chief Executive of Luton Borough Council, a role he has held Since May 2019. He has worked for the Council in a number of roles since 2007 and leads a team of more than 2,700 staff delivering over 730 services for Luton’s diverse 225,000 population.
Robin is also the Shareholder Representative for all of the council owned companies, including the airport company.
He previously worked as a senior manager in the private sector in the project finance industry.
Anne Brierley – Chief Operating Officer- & Place Link Director for Central Bedfordshire
Anne has held senior leadership positions throughout her career in community, mental health and hospital settings. She has developed strong partnerships with local authorities and primary care partners and has developed multi agency frailty units and Hospital at Home.
She has delivered clinical and operational collaborations and worked as an acute provider collaborative director across 16 clinical networks, procurement, pharmacy and recruitment.
With a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Anne previously worked as the Chief Operating Officer at St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where she worked throughout the Covid pandemic.
Sally Cartwright – Director of Public Health, Luton Council
Sally trained in public health in the East of England, finishing training in 2018. She worked as a consultant in public health in Harrow before coming to Luton and has been Director of Public Health since June 2021.