Frances West, Board Member
Frances brings a varied career experience to her non-executive role as the board’s senior independent director. She started her civilian working life in 2008 after more than 20 years in the army where she was a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Military Police.
She moved into local government with Purbeck District Council initially, as the head of legal and democratic services and then went on to run their public health and housing services. More recently, Frances has worked in the charity sector with senior roles with Help for Heroes, Age UK and EDP Drug and Alcohol Services.
Frances is also on the board of Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust where she is the deputy chair and senior independent director.