Robert Woolley - Chief Executive
Robert has been Chief Executive since 2010. He joined the Trust in
2002 as Director of Performance Management, responsible for service
delivery and the achievement of key patient access targets. He took
the Corporate Development portfolio in 2004, overseeing the £18
million expansion and refurbishment of the Bristol Dental Hospital,
the construction of the new £60 million Bristol Heart Institute and
the development of the Trust's 10 year strategic plan. He was
project director for the Trust's successful application for
Foundation status in 2008.
Robert joined the NHS as a planner at the Royal London Trust in
1992. At Barts and the London NHS Trust, he was head of strategic
planning and assistant director for the redevelopment of the Royal
London Hospital before becoming general manager for children's
services across the City and East London in 1996 and later of
clinical support services across St Bartholomew's, the Royal London
and the London Chest Hospitals. Robert was educated Lincoln
College, Oxford, and holds an MBA with distinction from Bath
University.
