Deborah Lee
Deborah is an experienced NHS manager. She initially
qualified as a registered nurse but did not go on to practice,
returning to university to read economics & management science
and subsequently gained a post-graduate qualification in health
economics and an MBA.
She started her NHS management career in 1990 and has
worked in acute, primary, community and commissioning sectors,
holding board-level appointments in four different
organisations.
In 1996, she moved to industry and held positions in the
areas of NHS policy development and health economics before
returning, in 1999, to her first board level appointment in
Wiltshire Health Authority with a renewed commitment to service in
the NHS.
In 2007, Deborah embarked upon her career in Bristol as
Director of Commissioning at NHS Bristol and went on to join
University Hospitals Bristol in May 2010 initially on secondment
from NHS Bristol as Director of Corporate Development and from
February 2011 she has held the substantive appointment of Director
of Strategic Development.
Her current portfolio contains a diverse range of
responsibilities which include strategy (business and service),
planning, performance and partnerships; Deborah is the executive
link to our charitable partners and Senior Responsible Officer
(SRO) for the Trust's two major capital schemes.
She lives in Marlborough in Wiltshire, is married with two
young children.
