Tom Strickland
Chief Operating Officer
Area of responsibility
As Chief Operating Officer, Tom is responsible for all areas of operational delivery of the Trust’s clinical services and health and safety. He is the Senior Responsible Officer for the Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) programme and lead executive for AGH Solutions.
Committee membership
Finance, Performance and Digital Committee, Quality and Safety Committee, and Securing the Future Committee
External Appointments
None
Qualifications
MA Honours Politics, University of Edinburgh
Background / Profile
Tom was appointed as Chief Operating Officer on 17 August 2026. Tom has senior strategic and operational leadership experience across the NHS and was previously Deputy Chief Operating Officer at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, where he led major programmes of operational delivery and service improvement across urgent, emergency and planned care.
He has held operational and transformation roles in a number of NHS organisations, including Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Earlier in his career, Tom joined the Civil Service Fast Stream, working in HM Treasury and the Department of Health.
He is also a local resident, living in Ilkley with his wife and two young children.
