Kay Mulcahy

Kay Mulcahy, chairman of the Health Estates & Facilities Management Association (HEFMA), has been appointed to the position of associate director for national estate operations for hard and soft facilities management within NHS England.

Mulcahy has been an active member of HEFMA for 16 years as a former Trent branch chairman, HEFMA’s national secretary for seven years, and a board director for six years.

She joined the NHS in 1996 with her present trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, where she is currently director of estates and facilities.

In her new position, she will be responsible for the operational effectiveness of hard and soft FM, including productivity, digital transformation, and workforce.

She assumes her new role on April 1.