Folake is an experienced VCSE chief executive and advocate for patient and public voice, leading Healthwatch Lambeth’s work to bring local people’s experiences into health and care decision making. She has a strong track record of working across Lambeth and Southwark with the NHS and local authorities on engagement, insight and system change making. As VCSE Strategic Lead at GSTT, based with the integrator function, she will draw on this experience to strengthen how the trust understands and partners with the VCSE sector, broadening relationships beyond the “usual suspects” and helping build a more coherent, strategic approach to community and VCSE engagement.