Staff - CW+

Chris Chaney
Chief Executive
Chris joined CW+ as Chief Executive in July 2016 and leads the charity to raise funds to provide new facilities, deliver our unique arts and health programme, and identify and embed next generation systems and technologies to support patients and staff. In addition to his charity role, Chris is strategic…...
Trystan Hawkins
Director of Patient Environment
Trystan is responsible for leading the vision for arts and design for CW+ in order to provide a first-class environment for everyone using our hospitals. He advises nationally and internationally on the built environment and the impact of excellent design on patient experience and clinical outcomes. Trystan has led numerous…...
James Porter
Director of Campaigns and Major Programmes
James leads many of CW+’s integrated care programmes which operate at a regional and national level as well as supporting some of our emerging international partners. These include work around mental health, digital inclusion, palliative care and volunteering. He is also responsible for the management of CW+’s Thirty at Thirty…...
Safi Schlicht
Director of Communications and Marketing
Safi joined CW+ as Director of Communications and Marketing in August 2022 and leads the communications and marketing function with the aim of spreading the incredible work the charity does to a wide – and growing – range of audiences and stakeholders. Safi has a background in the performing and…...
James Varley
Finance Director
James in charge of the financial and investment affairs of the charity and also leads the innovation and grants teams. James is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Warwick University MBA, where he focused on Mission Investing in NHS Charities. James left KPMG for the charity sector, where he has…...
Polly Fox
Head of Communications and Marketing
Safi joined CW+ as Director of Communications and Marketing in August 2022 and leads the communications and marketing function with the aim of spreading the incredible work the charity does to a wide - and growing - range of audiences and stakeholders. Safi has a background in the performing and…...
Andrew Hall
Head of Impact and Evaluation
Andy oversees the charity’s strategy for evaluating the impact of its work, working closely with our Trust and key partners to measure and articulate the effect of our programmes within the hospital community. He has worked with CW+ since 2016, when he joined the charity as a member of the…...
Christina Peumalu
Head of Participation
Christina is responsible for the charity’s creative engagement and participation projects. She trained at Winchester School of Art in Fine Art (Painting) and then went on to work in the community arts sector where she used her range of art skills, particularly working with people with mental health and learning…...
Tom Carlisle
Digital Innovation Fellow
Tom’s role as Digital Innovation Fellow is part-funded by grants from the European Regional Development Fund and Rosetrees Trust. He works with partners across the NHS, industry and charity to identify digital innovations to support patients and the delivery of healthcare services. Prior to joining CW+, Tom was an NHS…...
Christina Sothinathan
Innovation Business Partner
Christina joined the CW Innovation team and supports the Trust to deploy digital solutions including AI which improve patient pathways and reduce clinician burden. She is interested in improving digital inclusion to ensure high quality care is accessible to all. Following a successful career as a Physiotherapist, Christina worked at…...