Nichola Stefanou
Dr Nichola Stefanou is CEO of Healthcare Management Trust and has spent over 20 years working across health and social care in a variety of senior leadership positions. Dr Stefanou is passionate about the integration of community services to reduce health inequalities. She previously worked as Director of Care and Clinical for Homegroup (one of the UKs largest housing associations), during which she spearheaded the development of a specialist care arm focusing on people with complex needs who needed long term health and social care input with bespoke housing in order to live within the community.
CommentNHS and social care need to learn from each other
The fifth in a series of articles commissioned by HSJ from the National Care Forum to explore the most pressing issues in the care sector. Former NHS manager Nichola Stefanou shares three main takeaway lessons from her experience of working across both health and social care