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Laura Smith

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Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
📍 Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Laura Smith is the Deputy Chief Strategy Officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, focusing on transforming mental health services. Her career includes extensive experience in strategic commissioning for children and young peoples services at local councils. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Manchester.

Laura is deeply committed to community and charity work, particularly in mental health advocacy. She actively raises funds for the Combined Charity by participating in demanding physical challenges, such as long-distance walks, to support mental wellbeing and various local causes, including those for veterans.

She recently participated in a 28. 8-mile sponsored walk to mark World Mental Health Day.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Deputy Chief Strategy Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Mental Health Advocacy
Actively raises funds and awareness for mental health by participating in and promoting events like the "Let's Move for Mental Health" campaign and long-distance charity walks.
Healthcare Transformation
Involved in developing and presenting strategies for transforming mental health inpatient services across the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care System.
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Career

Work history

5-2024
Deputy Chief Strategy Officer
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
12-2023 - 5-2024
Associate Director of Transformation
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
2-2018 - 11-2023
Service Manager Children and Young People Commissioning
Dudley Council
6-2016 - 2-2018
Strategic Commissioning Manager - Children and Young People
Dudley Council
11-2015 - 6-2016
Development Officer Families & Communities Directorate
Staffordshire County Council
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Education
2003 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
The University of Manchester
1997 - 2003
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Blessed William Howard High School
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