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Meet our board members

Our board members are passionate about patient care and shaping the future of the NHS. They are all experts in their respective fields and have a wealth of experience in healthcare and other, related industries.

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Peter Axon

ICS/ICB Chief Executive Officer

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David Pearson MBE

ICB Non-Executive Chair

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Dr Paul Edmondson-Jones MBE

Chief Medical Officer

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Paul Brown

Chief Finance Officer

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Elizabeth Disney

Chief Transformation Officer

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Chris Ibell

Chief Digital Officer

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Mish Irvine

Chief People Officer

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Heather Johnstone

Chief Nursing and Therapies Officer

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Mike Lawton

Non-Executive Chair of Strategic Commissioning and Transformation Committee

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Tracey Shewan

Director of Corporate Governance

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Phil Smith

Chief Delivery Officer

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Julie Houlder

Non-Executive Chair of Audit Committee

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Shokat Lal

Non-Executive Chair of People, Culture and Organisational Development Committee

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Josephine Spencer

Non-Executive Chair of Quality and Safety Committee and Finance and Performance Committee

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Buki Adeyemo

Chief Executive, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust, Mental Health, Partner Member

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Neil Carr OBE

Chief Executive - Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Physical Health, Partner Member

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Simon Constable

Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Partner Member

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Patrick Flaherty

Chief Executive, Staffordshire County Council, Partner Member

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Jon Rouse CBE

City Director, City of Stoke-on-Trent Council, Partner Member