Tamara Everington

Tamara Everington became the Managing Director of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in September 2026, having joined the Trust as Chief Medical Officer in October 2024. As Chief Medical Officer Tamara led the successful transition from clinical working on paper into an electronic patient record and continues to lead on set up of the new East Grinstead Community Diagnostic Centre due to open in late 2026.

Prior to joining QVH, Tamara was Associate Medical Director for Change and Chief Clinical Information Officer leading integrated improvement and transformation at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, having previously been lead for clinical governance. Before this she held senior leadership roles at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and helped establish the Southern Haemophilia Network.

A consultant haematologist, Tamara has previously worked in both primary and intensive care environments in the South of England and Australia. She completed her PhD exploring cellular signalling pathways and their role in Cancer at University College London (UCLH) whilst working at UCLH and Great Ormond Street Hospitals. Tamara sees research and innovation delivered in partnership as key to ensuring the UK remains at the cutting edge of healthcare science and has delivered a range of research programmes aimed at understanding and improving patient experience and outcomes.

Ensuring that colleagues are personally supported in delivering high quality responsive care is fundamental to Tamara’s approach. As a trainee she volunteered with the British Medical Association’s ‘doctors in difficulty’ programme and also led the British Society for Haematology Annual Scientific Meeting through Covid, using novel approaches to increase broad appeal and outreach to the global community.

Growing up as the youngest in a multicultural family, Tamara has a deep appreciation for shared learning and celebration.

Page updated: 5 October 2026.