Simon Whitehouse
Simon Whitehouse, Chief Executive Officer

Simon has been Chief Executive Officer of NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin since 2022. With more than 30 years’ experience in the NHS, he brings a wealth of expertise from both clinical practice and senior leadership roles.

Simon began his career as a Physiotherapy Assistant in North Staffordshire, before qualifying as a Physiotherapist from Keele University in 1995. After several years in clinical practice, he joined the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, where he worked to support members across England.  He then moved to the Department of Health NHS Modernisation Agency, where he held a role working across the country on the introduction of the NHS Agenda for Change pay system.

He has since held several senior leadership roles, including Chief Executive of two Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Groups, and Director of the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Sustainability and Transformation Partnership in June 2017.

Simon holds a master’s degree in leadership and change management from Manchester University. He is passionate about integrating clinical, professional, and non-clinical leadership to transform services across the entire care pathway. Simon is committed to focusing on improving outcomes for local people and ensuring accountability to them.