Board of Directors

Led by a Non-Executive Chair, the CPFT Board of Directors is made up of eight non-executive directors, and seven executive directors. The Board is a unitary board responsible for ensuring that CPFT is accountable to the public for the services it manages.

You can view information on each Executive Director portfolio here: Executive Director portfolios

Details of all Trust Board Meetings are available to the right hand side of this page, along with copies of the Trust’s Constitution and Register of Interests.

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Penny Snowden, Chief Nurse

Penny Snowden, Chief Nurse

Penny began her 30-year career with the NHS in Leicester as a registered nurse and after spells in London and Cambridge – where she gained experience in both in-patient and community midwifery - she became Head of Midwifery at the former Peterborough District Hospital in 2009.

In 2014 she became Deputy Chief Nurse at Kettering General Hospital before moving to United Lincolnshire Hospitals as Deputy Chief Nurse, gaining experience in managing children’s community services. Penny was also a Deputy Chief Nurse with the Lincolnshire Sustainability and Transformation Partnership leading the women’s and children’s transformation agenda. 

She was appointed North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust’s Deputy Chief Nurse in 2020 and was promoted to her previous role last year.

As a patient

As a patient, relative or carer using our services, sometimes you may need to turn to someone for help, advice, and support. 

Patient Advice and Liaison service  Contact the Trust