Stephanie Elsy

Stephanie Elsy was appointed Chair of NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board in October 2026.

She brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across the NHS, local government, the voluntary sector and the private sector. Throughout her career, Stephanie has led complex organisations through periods of transformation, developed strong partnerships across health and care systems, and worked to improve outcomes for local communities.

Before joining NHS Kent and Medway, Stephanie served as Chair of Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board, where she led the establishment of the organisation and oversaw the integration of three predecessor clinical commissioning groups. She worked closely with NHS providers, local authorities and wider partners to improve performance, address financial challenges and deliver sustainable services for a population of more than one million people.

Stephanie has also held a number of senior NHS leadership roles, including Vice Chair and Non-Executive Director at Solent NHS Trust and Chair of the Peninsula Acute Provider Collaborative. In addition, she has supported NHS organisations across the country through board development, governance, strategy and organisational improvement programmes.

Prior to her NHS career, Stephanie held senior leadership positions in local government, including serving as Leader of the London Borough of Southwark. During this time, she led major improvement and regeneration programmes and developed extensive experience of working across complex political and public service environments.

Stephanie is passionate about partnership working and believes that organisations achieve the best outcomes when they work together with a shared focus on the needs of local people. As Chair of NHS Kent and Medway, she is committed to supporting the continued development of integrated, high-quality and sustainable health and care services for the people of Kent and Medway.