Maudsley Charity Chief Executive steps down
Maudsley Charity’s chief executive, Rebecca Gray, will leave the Charity after almost nine years to take up a new role as Director of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network.
Rebecca has led mental illness funder Maudsley Charity since 2016, working closely with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and voluntary community organisations across south London.
“Rebecca’s commitment to improving the experience and outcomes of care for people living with a mental illness has shaped the ambition and values of the Charity. Her leadership has enabled the Charity to develop a strategy which responds to some of the most complex and challenging issues in mental health today,” said Frances Corner, Chair of Trustees for Maudsley Charity.
“We wish her every success in her new role and thank her for the legacy she leaves – Maudsley Charity is in a strong and ambitious position to deliver the next phase of our strategy.”
Under Rebecca’s leadership, the Charity became independent in 2018 and has since developed its priorities around the needs of adults with severe mental illness and children and young people, with a particular focus on improving care and support for those who experience the impact of deprivation and racism.
The charity has made a £40+ million commitment over 5 years to get closer to ensuring that everyone who experiences mental illness, without exception, receives the right care and support for them. Rebecca has played an important role in the development of the new Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People, opening in early 2025, and she leaves the Charity with new ambitions and plans to amplify and extend the impact of its funding.
Rebecca Gray said: “It has been an absolute privilege to have had this role. I have had the chance to work with so many people who have great ideas about what gets in the way of the best care and how to tackle those obstacles. The privilege of a funder is to help teams develop those ideas and see them work in practice.
There are so many challenges in mental health but also so much ambition and innovation. I hope my new role will give me the opportunity to support mental health providers to share the great work happening in the sector, to influence and promote excellence in mental health services across the UK.”
Rebecca leaves the Charity in December. The process to recruit her successor will take place this autumn.
Read the NHS Confederation’s announcement:
https://www.nhsconfed.org/news/nhs-confederations-mental-health-network-appoints-new-director