Ambulance UK - April 2020

IN PERSON
LAS News
London Ambulance Service
appoints Syma Dawson
as Director of Corporate
Governance
London Ambulance Service announced
that Syma Dawson will join the Trust as its
new Director of Corporate Governance.
She joins us on 1 April from the Royal
Marsden NHS Foundation Trust where she
has led the corporate governance team
for eight years as Associate Director of
Corporate Affairs.
Syma has worked in a range of National
Health Service organisations including the
North East Ambulance Service where she
was first struck by the invaluable contribution
ambulance services make to the NHS.
Heading the Corporate Governance
Directorate, Syma will be responsible for
ensuring the right rules, processes and
systems are in place so that the organisation
performs effectively and lawfully.
Syma said:
“I’m very much looking forward to joining
London Ambulance Service and working to
ensure we provide the best possible care for
patients.
“For me, good governance helps good
decision making which means better
performance and outcomes for patients.
“I am really excited about finding ways to
continuously improve the care we provide and
supporting the board to deliver its ambitious
strategy for future services in London.”
She will be taking over from Philippa Harding
who leaves London Ambulance Service to
pursue other opportunities at the conclusion of
a two-year fixed-term appointment as Director.
Syma will report to Chief Executive Officer
Garrett Emmerson who said:
“I’m delighted to welcome Syma to my
leadership team and to London Ambulance
Service.
“Syma has an impressive track record in
corporate governance roles and the National
Health Service more widely and I know she will
bring that passion and leadership to our service.
“I would like to put on record my thanks to
Philippa for the huge progress of recent years
establishing effective and robust corporate
governance across the organisation.”
Syma graduated from Leeds University where
she studied Politics and Parliamentary Studies,
Political Science and Government. She is an
Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute
and a Chartered Secretary by qualification.
London Ambulance Service Syma Dawson
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