10 March 2022

Sent to Cheshire and Merseyside partners on behalf of Graham Urwin, Designate Chief Executive

Following a thorough recruitment process, I am pleased to announce the appointment of nine place directors.

Working closely with local partners, place directors will play a central role in the future integration of health and care, taking a lead on tackling the health inequalities within our communities.

The successful candidates will take up their posts on 1 July 2022, when NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board (ICB) is established; but will become involved from early April so they can contribute to the further design of the integration agenda.

This was a robust, inclusive process and the selection panel for each post included the ICB Designate Chief Executive, a non-executive director, a place-specific elected member or members, the relevant local authority Chief Executive, and representatives of both primary care and NHS providers.

The successful candidates are detailed below, together with information about their current roles.

Place

 

Appointed place director

Current role

Current employer

Cheshire East

Mark Wilkinson

Director of Strategic Asset Management

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Cheshire West

Delyth Curtis*

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Health and Wellbeing)

Cheshire West and Chester Council

Halton

Anthony Leo

Regional Director of Primary Care and Public Health Commissioning

NHS England and Improvement

Knowsley

Alison Lee

Managing Director

Cheshire West Integrated Care Partnership

Liverpool

Jan Ledward

Accountable Officer

NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group

Sefton

Deborah Butcher*

Executive Director, Adult Social Care and Health

Sefton Council

St Helens

Mark Palethorpe*

Executive Director of Integrated Health and Social Care / Accountable Officer

St Helens Council and NHS St Helens Clinical Commissioning Group

Warrington

Carl Marsh

Chief Commissioner

NHS Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group

Wirral

Simon Banks

Accountable Officer

NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group

* These place directors will have statutory responsibilities in both the ICB and the relative local authority.

I am really excited we have put together an excellent team of people to carry out the pivotal role of place director throughout our Integrated Care System. They all have relevant experience and skills, and comprise a complementary team who will work together and alongside NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB and the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership.

As well as delivering on effective integration, they will also address the very real health inequalities our communities experience – a primary objective of the ICB and all our partners.

I would like to personally congratulate all the successful candidates and wish them every success.

Graham Urwin

Designate Chief Executive

NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board

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