Ms Chrisha Alagaratnam
Financial Officer
Business Management
St Benedicts Health Center
Liechtenstein
Biography
Former interim chief executive at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, Chrisha is an experienced executive director having worked in the NHS for 20 years. Chrisha joined Barts Health in April 2015 to support the Trust’s challenging agenda due to her success in transforming Epsom and St Helier’s financial position from an underlying deficit of £38 million to a balanced position. As director of finance and performance, Epsom and St Helier achieved breakeven in 2014/15 and she led the work to identify efficiencies and effectiveness while simultaneously, creating room for investments to meet stringent London Quality Standards. Chrisha’s portfolio at the time also included her role as deputy chief executive and leading on the organisational progress towards Foundation Trust status. Prior to her extensive responsibilities at Epsom and St Helier, Chrisha also worked at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, where she was Interim Director of Finance and Information as well as Director of the Foundation Trust in 2010. Chrisha Alagaratnam, is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. You can follow her on Twitter @chrishaal
Research Interest
Business Management
