Elliot Howard-Jones has been Chief Executive of Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT), since November 2020 – the Trust provides a range of services in the community for adults and children across Hertfordshire, West Essex, Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and East Anglia. Under Elliot’s leadership the Trust has pioneered an innovative model for a Hospital at Home service in east and north Hertfordshire which utilises remote technology, partnering with technology firm Doccla and the Trust has also won awards this year for its work in digital excellence to transform health and care. Prior to joining HCT Elliot was Director of Performance and Improvement in the NHS England East of England regional team. As part of this, he was Strategic Incident Director for COVID-19 for the East of England and led the operational response and strategic planning for the COVID-19 pandemic across the region. He has also held Director positions in acute and mental health trusts, in commissioning and at the Department of Health and Social Care.