Sue Jacques has been with County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust since 1997 and in the role as Chief Executive since 2012. She is a past president and trustee of the HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association).

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is a large integrated acute and community provider that works closely with partners in local authorities and primary care. It employs almost 8000 staff and serves a population of some 650,000.

Sue chairs the CRN NENC Partnership Group (Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria), sits on the Boards of the AHSN and is chair of the NHS Pension Scheme, Scheme Advisory Board.