Francesca has spent her whole career working in the NHS since she joined via the graduate management training scheme. She has a background in both strategic programme management, delivering national programmes for NHS England on workforce, cancer and digital, and also in operational management having run a range of clinical services across London and the south east as well as network and transformation work. She has a masters in healthcare management and is a PRINCE2 practitioner. She is a firm believer in the power of networks to deliver service improvement. She is currently leading Kent and Medway through their journey to becoming a formal joint venture delivering pathology services.