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Sara Saunders joins King’s Maudsley Partnership

Sara Saunders

This week we are delighted to welcome Sara Saunders as the new King’s Maudsley Partnership Programme Lead. This is a pivotal role in leading the strategic direction of Partnership. Sara is a mental health nurse by background and most recently worked at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Trust, leading the operational delivery of an alliance of NHS and VCSE partners providing the Emotional Well-being and Mental Health services for Children and Young People in Surrey. Prior to that she was at NHS England within the children and young people’s policy team, leading the implementation of Mental Health Support Teams in schools.

I’m really motivated to realise the unique benefits of the partnership because through my work over the past few years in delivering services and prior to that as a mental health nurse I understand the critical importance of finding new ways in which children and young people can be helped, to respond to the challenges that we’re facing as a society. I strongly believe in partnership as the best way to find innovative solutions. 

Sara Saunders

Programme Lead, King's Maudsley Partnership

With a strong background in healthcare leadership, partnership working and mental health nursing, Sara brings a wealth of experience in policy and programme management. We’re excited to have Sara join us as we make discoveries and translate them into new ways of helping, shifting  the needle on mental health for children and young people everywhere. 

Professor Philip Shaw

King's Maudsley Partnership Director

Sara joins following the departure of Sarah Holloway who started as the Chief Executive of the Maudsley Charity last month.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Sarah for her leadership during her 2 years with the Partnership. Sarah helped us build the foundations for a Partnership that will be ambitious in its hopes for innovative clinical research, that has a resolute focus on what’s best for children, young people and families. We’re delighted that Sarah will remain central to the Partnership in her new role. 

Professor Philip Shaw

King's Maudsley Partnership Director

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