NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin has announced Ian Green OBE has been appointed as chair of its integrated care board (ICB).
Mr Green has been chair of Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust since February 2023.
He has held non-executive director posts within the NHS over the past 15 years, including at the South-Central Ambulance Trust Board.
Reflecting on his appointment, Mr Green said: ‘Over the past couple of years, I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing some great achievements at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, whilst in post as chair, with our maternity services rated as good by the CQC and some of the best staff survey results in the country.
‘I am very much looking forward to working with partners across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin in continuing the improvement in health care across the system and in playing my part in that transformation.’
Simon Whitehouse, chief executive of NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, said that Mr Green brought ‘a breadth of experience and knowledge which I know will benefit our organisation, the wider health and care system and ultimately the population we serve’.
Mr Whitehouse also extended his thanks to acting chair, Roger Dunshea, ‘for his support over recent months whilst we have been working through the recruitment process for the permanent role’.
The exact date for when Ian will join NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin is yet to be finalised.
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin works with partner organisations across the county, including two local authorities, 51 GP practices, hospitals and the voluntary and community sector.
