Appointment of NHS Board to oversee health reforms in Devon
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The board of directors for the combined commissioning board for the NHS in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay was announced today.
Dr David Radford has been appointed to chair the board, which also includes eight non-executive directors.
The team took up their roles today (1 December) and will help to lead the Government’s health reforms in the county.
Dr Radford said he was delighted to have accepted the post of chair.
“I consider it a real honour to have been asked to chair the PCTs across the whole of Devon at such a pivotal moment in the development of the NHS,” he said.
“There is much to be achieved in the next 16 months as we move towards much greater involvement of local GPs and other clinicians, and I am very much looking forward to the challenge.
“I am fully aware of the very diverse nature of the area, and will be working hard to ensure that local aspirations and opinions are reflected in the way the NHS in Devon evolves.
“The proposed legislation intends to strengthen the influence of patients as well as local doctors and we must build a service in Devon that is more accessible and smarter in the way it uses resources. We also need to keep improving joint working between health and social care.
“In accepting the post I would like to acknowledge the huge contribution the outgoing chairs have made in their respective trusts and thank every single member of NHS staff for their ongoing commitment to patients; whether frontline or back office.
“With their continued support, the NHS in
The nine non-executive directors posts have been filled as follows:
Dr David Radford, who was chair of NHS Devon, takes over from outgoing chairs David Connelly at NHS Plymouth and Julie Dent, who continues as the Chair of Torbay Care Trust following the formation of the combined commissioning board.
Dr Radford, who lives in Thurlestone, joined the then Devon Primary Care Trust as chairman in October 2006, after a period on the board of Torbay Care Trust, a local government career ending as Chief Executive of Somerset County Council, and as a lead official for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, working closely with Plymouth City Council.
Alan Clifford, who was non-executive director at NHS Plymouth, worked in local government finance, holding various posts in Coventry and Knowsley before joining Plymouth City Council as deputy treasurer in 1985. Mr Clifford became the head of finance in 1993 and was then designated as city treasurer in 2001. He took up the position of non-executive director at the PCT in July 2004.
Sally Foxhall, who was deputy chair of NHS Devon, joined the PCT from South Hams and West Devon PCT where she was chair. She is a former teacher and assessor for the National Childbirth Trust and during the 1990s, as a committee member of the Plymouth Hospitals Maternity Services Liaison Committee played a key role in helping to shape services in the city.
Derek Hathaway, who was non-executive director at NHS Devon, was senior manager at Christie Hospital, Manchester with responsibility of the regional cancer centre and research laboratory. He went on to manage the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Welwyn Garden City and then the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Molly Holmes, who was non-executive director at Torbay Care Trust, is also director of operations for a charitable housing association in Newton Abbot, which provides services to social housing tenants, many of whom are elderly and vulnerable. Prior to this she was a management consultant specialising in the management of change, performance improvement and best value in service delivery.
Peter Moate, who was non-executive director at NHS Plymouth, most recently worked as managing director for Cooper-Standard Automotive UK Fluid Systems Ltd, where he was responsible for overseeing a continuous improvement strategy. Peter also sat as a Board member for the European Board of Directors for their international parent company, Cooper-Standards Automotive International.
Colin Pincombe, who was non-executive director at NHS Devon, was previously interim chair of Reading PCT where he made a leading contribution to strategic planning in the West Berkshire health economy, improved governance arrangements and strengthened relationships with stakeholders. Before joining Reading PCT, he held non-executive directorships in NHS Trusts providing learning disability and ambulance services.
Carole Schneider, who was deputy chair of Torbay Care Trust, was previously the manager of Torbay Voluntary Service, the organisation which helps local groups to help local people by supporting, promoting and developing voluntary activity.
Cindy Stocks, who was non-executive director at Torbay Care Trust, worked for Devon Social Services in the 1980s until she went to Plymouth University and gained a degree in Sociology and Politics. She then worked in adult education, spending the majority of her teaching time working with students with physical and learning disabilities and adult returners.
The terms of the non-executive directors will run until March 31, 2013 when primary care trusts will be replaced by clinical consortia groups (CCGs).
The Board will work with Ann James, chief executive for the cluster of NHS Devon, Plymouth and Torbay, to ensure a smooth transition to the new arrangements on April 1, 2013.
The appointments have been made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ code of practice.
All non-executive appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity (if any declared) to be made public.
Remuneration: £42,033 per annum
Declared political activity in the last five years: none
Other ministerial appointments held: none
