Karen Jackson has been the Chief Executive of Locala Community Partnerships CIC since April 2018. She is also a governor of a college in Doncaster and a Trustee of 2 local charities. Karen has significant leadership experience having previously acted as interim Chief Executive for Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust. During her time at the Trust, she was responsible for delivering quality and financial improvements and driving a significantly improved culture around quality and patient safety, and staff engagement. Previous to those roles, Karen was an Improvement Director with NHS Improvement, where she was programme manager for the West Yorkshire Acceleration Zone, reporting directly to the Secretary of State. Before that, she was Chief Executive for North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, a complex acute and community healthcare provider with a turnover of over £300m. Karen led a quality improvement journey that resulted in the trust coming out of special measures.
Victoria joined Locala in March 2023 as our Chief of Nursing and AHP and Director of Quality and Professional Practice. Prior to this, Victoria worked at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), where she was Deputy Chief Inspector and Director for Secondary and Specialist Healthcare. Victoria delivered a number of regional and national roles to ensure the quality and safety of primary, community, secondary, and integrated care services for people and communities. This included leading national programmes such as the development of regulatory capabilities to review systems, reviews to support improvements in maternity care, reviews to support learning across the UEC pathway, and ensuring a national focus on improving services for children and young people. Victoria began her career as a children’s nurse, specialising as a community specialist practitioner and she is passionate about ensuring the highest quality experiences and outcomes for people and the workforce, arising from safe learning cultures and compassionate leadership. She enjoys investing in ambitious partnerships and ensuring innovative and creative ways of working together to deliver safe and effective health and care services.
Dianne joined Locala in January 2019 as our Director of Organisational Development and People, having worked in similar roles at Director level for over 20 years. She has worked in a range of sectors including Financial Services, Housing, Education and Local Government. Before joining Locala, Dianne worked for a local authority under the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), chairing and developing the collaboration of the GM Local Authority Human Resource Directors. She represented all GMCA local authorities on the GM Health & Social Care Workforce Board as part of the city’s devolution and integration of health and social care programmes. She was also People Director at Oldham Council, where she supported the Chief Executive by leading an extensive people workstream. The improvement programme was recognised as a remarkable transformation and contributed to Oldham council being awarded the most improved council at that time. Dianne is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has previously qualified as an Associate of the Charted Institute of Bankers. She also holds a Diploma in Management Studies. Her experience supports cultural change and transformation within Locala, developing our colleagues and leaders and improving the overall colleague experience. Dianne is passionate about continuous improvement, constantly seeking ways to improve processes and systems that support Locala’s ambition to be an Employer of Choice. Living locally in Kirklees, Dianne was delighted by the opportunity to work within her local community. She is also the Chair of Governors at a local High School.
