Chris Bird
Interim Chief Transformation Officer
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Chris started his career as an accountant and worked for a number of local authorities developing a specialism in social care finance before joining the NHS in 2008.
Chris has held a number of leadership roles across the NHS including Director of Contracting for the six Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent clinical commissioning groups before joining North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust (NSCHT) as the Director of Strategy, Partnerships and Digital.
He joins the Integrated Care Board as Chief Transformation Officer on a 12-month secondment. Chris’ legacy at NSCHT includes driving their medium-term corporate strategy, digital transformation, vertical integration with primary care, business development and programme office as well as communications innovation.
Passionate about tackling equality across public services, Chris is well-known in the local health and care system, as he has also served as the local system lead for Sustainability and for developing Place-based Partnership arrangements.
Chris is hugely excited about the prospect of working in partnership with a wide range of colleagues and stakeholders. He is optimistic that by working together we can deliver real and meaningful service transformation to improve the quality of care, outcomes and experiences for the people of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
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ICB Non-Executive Chair
ICS/ICB Chief Executive Officer
Non-Executive Chair of Finance and Performance Committee
Non-Executive Chair of Audit Committee
Non-Executive Chair of Quality and Safety Committee
Non-Executive Chair of People, Culture and Organisational Development Committee
Chief People Officer
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Nursing and Therapies Officer
Chief Finance Officer
Director of Corporate Governance
Chief Medical Officer
Interim Chief Transformation Officer
Chief Delivery Officer
City Director, City of Stoke-on-Trent Council, Partner Member
Primary Care, Partner Member
Chief Executive - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Physical Health, Partner Member
Chief Executive, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Mental Health, Partner Member
Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Partner Member
Chief Executive, Staffordshire County Council, Partner Member