Ali Kennah

Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control, North Cheshire and Mersey NHS Foundation Trust

Ali was appointed chief nurse and director of infection prevention and control (DIPC) in April 2024, having joined the trust in 2017 as deputy chief nurse before taking on the role of associate chief nurse.

In July 2025, Ali was appointed as joint chief nurse for Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals and Bridgewater Community Healthcare.

Ali has over 28 years’ NHS experience, qualifying in 1995 and working her way through the ranks from nurse to matron. Prior to starting at WHH she was head of quality at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (previously St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust).

Ali is passionate about patient safety and delivering the best possible care for our patients. Her role is also to support the trust board to understand how strategic decisions affect the quality and safety of patient care and the wider patient experience.