Matthew was the Health Service Journal’s CEO of the year for 2024, in recognition of the progress BHRUT has made under his leadership. The Trust delivered the most improved A&E performance in England in 2023/24 and left ‘special measures’ in May 2024.

Before joining BHRUT in August 2021, Matthew worked for three years as CEO of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, which provides a wide range of mental health and community health care in south east London and parts of Kent.

In 2016, he worked for King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, where he was managing director of the Princess Royal University Hospital in Bromley. Matthew has also held senior positions at NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, and the MS Society.