Executive Directors
John Syson
Director of People
John initially joined The QEH in an interim capacity (March 2023) before being appointed as Director of People in July 2023.
He has worked in the NHS for 20 years and joined the Trust from Bedfordshire Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care System (BLMKICS).
Prior to this, John had been Director of Workforce at East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust and was Deputy Director of Workforce and Organisational Development at Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust.
He has extensive experience of workforce planning, managing, inspiring, and improving HR teams, forging relationships with trade unions, and managing complex and challenging employee relations issues.
Portfolio:
- Staff engagement and experience
- Culture
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- People attraction, recruitment and retention
- Health and wellbeing
- HR business partnering and employee relations
- Medical staffing
- Trust-wide learning and development