Chris James

Head of Estate Maintenance @Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Highly experienced Head of Maintenance and Operational Estate with extensive experience in the hospital and healthcare sector. Currently responsible for managing a multi-location Community and Mental Health estate portfolio in partnership with an out-sourced commercial partner, delivering round-the-clock maintenance services and long-term life cycle asset replacement in a cost effective, safe and compliant way for all healthcare buildings and services.Management responsibility for transitioning the organisation\'s Hard FM provision to a fully \'in-sourced\' and scalable model effective from 1st April 2021 in line with the forward view and future business aspirations of Solent NHS Trust.