Katy Healy

Chief Operating Officer

Katy Healy was appointed Chief Operating Officer in April 2025 having first joined the Trust in 2023 as Divisional Director for Acute and Urgent Care Services.   In her role as Chief Operating Officer, Katy is responsible for the operational delivery of all Trust services, as well as the involvement of service users and carers in shaping services.

Katy has worked within the NHS in Hertfordshire since 2017, leading operational services and driving transformational change in services for children and young people, as well as developing the Health and Care Partnership (HCP) in the south and west of the county.

Before joining the NHS, Katy worked as a management consultant at KPMG, specialising in healthcare and leadership. Prior to that, she held policy development roles at the Department of Health, contributing to a range of health and care initiatives. Katy began her career at the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, where she worked on scientific policy development, drawing on her academic background and PhD in molecular genetics.

Contact

Email: corporate.office@nhs.net

Tel: 01707 253800