The Patrons

  • Kip Bertram

    Patron

    Elder son of Mrs Elsie Bertram MBE and has had Type 1 diabetes since 1959.

  • Nigel Bertram

    Patron

    Businessman and farmer. He is the younger son of the late Mrs Elsie Bertram MBE, founder of the Trust, and has had Type 1 diabetes since 1967.

  • Dr Richard Greenwood

    Patron & Founder

    A retired Consultant Diabetologist at The Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. He previously chaired The Norfolk Diabetes Appeal and The Norwich & Norfolk Diabetes Trust from 1987 to 2010.

The Trustees

  • Prof. Mike Sampson

    Chair

    Consultant Diabetologist at the Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre in Norwich since 1994 and has been a member of The Norfolk Diabetes Trust and its predecessor since 1994.

  • Katharina Mattishent

    Trustee

    Katharina is a Clinical Lecturer in Older People’s Medicine at the University of East Anglia/Norfolk & Norwich Hospital, having previously worked as a Defendant Professional Indemnity Solicitor at Mills & Reeve in Norwich. She completed her PhD on hypoglycaemia in older people with diabetes and dementia. She has had type 1 diabetes since 2002.

  • Clair Haylock

    Clinical Lead

    Clinical Lead for Diabetes at St Stephens Gate Medical Practice for over 10 years and diabetes clinical advisor for Norwich CCG.

  • Prof. Ketan Dhatariya

    Diabetes Consultant

    Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology at The Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital since 2004.

  • Lucy Webster

    Charity Co-ordinator

    Works for the NHS, has two children and has been a Type 1 diabetic since 1983.

  • Fenella Littleboy

    My name is Fenella Littleboy (Fen). I have a teenage son who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 3 and this shock diagnosis ricocheted through my family, sending us on a journey that would change our lives forever. In a bid to make sense of this event and to harness the grief I felt for my son’s lost childhood, I began volunteering with the Norwich & District Diabetes Youth Group. As my family learned to live with, rather than be ruled by diabetes, I wanted to support others as they navigated this life-changing diagnosis. I am passionate about diabetes education; access to information; support and quality care, particularly for children and young people.  I was invited to become a trustee of Diabetes Norfolk in 2022. This position allowed me to increase awareness of and education about diabetes to a broader range of people and to facilitate connections between different groups, all trying to support and protect their communities. The diabetes community in Norfolk is strong and vocal, but it is unquestionably growing and I am very proud to support it as much and as often as I can for the sake of our current and future families.

  • Dr Jane Ewings

    Recently retired GP along side being a Trust Practitioner for the Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre and Diabetes Research Unit since 1996. I hope my work experience will enable me to positively contribute to continuing the good work of this wonderful local charity.