David Noyes RN Retd, Chief Operating Officer, Solent NHS Trust

“The whole NHS has really stood up and been there when the country needed it most.”Two careers linked by Public Service. The first, 28 years in the Royal Navy with “Lots of sea-time”; followed by a career in the NHS, “Making a difference to people, making people’s lives better.”Having joined-up at 18, David’s varied Naval career included work at sea on board Type 22 Frigates, shore-based at Whitehall and as Logistics Commander at Portsmouth Dockyard, followed by a secondment to the Army ...