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Calum Mercer

Non-Executive Director

Calum will be appointed from 1 April 2021 as a substantive Non-executive Director.

Calum has several years of experience as an executive and Non-executive Director in health and social care and a range of other sectors. Calum is the Finance and Operations Director at the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Non-executive Director at the Legal Aid Agency (an agency of the Ministry of Justice that manages the legal aid service), Treasurer and Member of Council at the University of Bath and the Housing and Finance Institute (which supports the delivery of more homes and good homes across the country). Calum chairs the Audit and Risk Committees at Dimensions and the Legal Aid Agency. He was previously a governor of Manchester Metropolitan University.

Previous executive roles were in social care sector as Finance Director of one the largest behaviour change charities and previously in infrastructure and utilities. In his roles he has helped transform and improve organisations, helping them deliver better outcomes for people and has raised over £4 billion in funding.

Calum’s role with us includes the following:

  • Audit and Risk Committee Chair 
  • Remuneration & Nomination Committee Joint Chair 
  • Lead NED – Security Management

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pals@solent.nhs.uk

0800 013 2319

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Phone: 0300 123 3919

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Our administrative and managerial centre is based in Southampton.

While our services can be found around various NHS locations in Southampton and Portsmouth (and surrounding districts), our administrative and managerial centre is based in Southampton at:

Highpoint Venue
Bursledon Road
Southampton
SO19 8BR

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Central office phone: 0300 123 3390

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communications@solent.nhs.uk 

0300 123 4156 or 02381 031076

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