Kate Denham
Biography
Kate was appointed as a member of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel from 1 October 2025.
Kate is currently a Non-Executive Advisor for the Evelina London Children’s Hospital, focusing on patient experience, Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance committee for Transport Focus and a member of the Office of Rail and Road Consumer Expert Panel, representing the views of transport users to policy makers and operators.
She was previously a board member for a housing association supporting individuals with complex mental health needs, a nurse-led social enterprise delivering NHS services in East London, and Healthwatch - championing patient experience at local level.
Alongside her board roles, Kate works with the senior teams of central and local government, health and non-profit organisations on strategy and transformation projects.
She is a trustee for Coeliac UK.
Lay Member
Members of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel provide expert advice on NHS reconfigurations or significant service change to ministers.