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Jackie Craissati

Interim Trust Chair

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Jackie was appointed Interim Trust Chair in September 2026.

Jackie has worked in the NHS for more than 30 years as a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and was Clinical Director for the Forensic and Prisons Directorate in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust.

In recent years, Jackie has taken on a number of board roles in the charity and higher education sectors as well as in health. She is the former Chair of Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust and is currently also Chair of Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust and Crohn’s and Colitis UK.