Salma Yasmeen - Chief Executive | Sheffield Health and Social Care

Salma Yasmeen - Chief Executive

Salma is our Chief Executive and was appointed in July 2023.

Salma was previously Deputy Chief Executive and Executive Director of Strategy and Change at South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust where she had been since 2017.

Salma has led policy work on equalities across systems in parts of Yorkshire and London. She has had a number of leadership roles, including as Chief Executive of an award-winning mental health community development charity in an inner-city area that she established from a pilot project. It was recognised nationally for developing ground-breaking ways of engaging people from diverse communities, with the aim of reducing health inequalities and helping people to improve their mental health.

Salma is passionate about public services and the role that they play in addressing inequalities and enabling every person to live a safe, connected, meaningful and healthy life.

Committee membership

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Register of interests

Details of declared interest: Member of the board of Thirteen Housing Group (Charitable Community Benefit Society registered under the Co-operative and Community Benefits Society Act 2014), including remuneration committee
Identified potential for conflict of interest and action taken by Trust: Non-financial personal
Date from: Ongoing
Date to: Ongoing

Details of declared interest: Advisory board member for School of Business, Huddersfield University
Identified potential for conflict of interest and action taken by Trust: Non-financial personal
Date from: January 2022
Date to: Present

Details of declared interest: Spouse employed in management capacity at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust
Identified potential for conflict of interest and action taken by Trust: Non-financial personal
Date from: Current
Date to: Ongoing

Date notified/registered: 12 July 2023

Find the full register of interests here.