Karen Barker, Transition Director and Executive Director of Corporate Services and ICB Development
Karen joined the ICB as Transition Director and Executive Director of Corporate Services and ICB Development from Norfolk and Waveney ICB, where she was Executive Director of Corporate Affairs.
Karen leads various portfolios within the ICB including patient experience and complaints; external affairs and delivery; corporate governance, emergency planning and legal.
Karen has experience in strategic change programmes and has led on the establishment of South Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the merger of the five Norfolk and Waveney CCGs, the transition from CCG to ICB in Norfolk and Waveney and most recently the merger of the three ICBs to form the new Central East ICB.
Karen is a qualified solicitor by profession (currently non-practising) and moved into the NHS from private practice. Karen co-chairs the national ICB governance leads network.