Chairman

The Chairman of a Trust Board is a non-executive appointment, accountable to the Secretary of State for Health for giving leadership to the Board and ensuring that it fulfils its full responsibilities. The Chairman ensures that the Board:

• provides efficient and effective healthcare
• maintains financial viability
• meets legal and contractual obligations.

The Chair of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is Ben Reid OBE.

Non-Executive Directors

Every NHS Trust Board must have a majority of lay people on the Board, including the Chairman and Non-Executive Directors. They are appointed from the local community served by the Trust, and their responsibilities include:

• helping the board to work in the public interest and keep its patients and the public properly informed
• helping to plan for the future to improve healthcare services
• making sure that the management team meets its performance targets
• making sure that the finances of the organisation are managed properly, with accurate information.

Each Non-Executive Director also brings individual skills and personal experience of their community and the NHS to guide the work of the Trust.

The Non-Executive Directors of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust are:

• Teresa Boughey
• Tony Bristlin
• David Brown 
• Professor Clive Deadman 
• Dr David Lee
• Professor Trevor Purt 
• Tony Allen (Associate Non-Executive Director)
• Brian Newman (Associate Non-Executive Director)

Executive Directors

The Executive Directors are experts led by a Chief Executive. Each Executive has their own clinical/functional responsibilities (e.g. medical, finance) as well as being a corporate member of the Board

The Chief Executive of the Trust is Louise Barnett.

The Executive Directors of the Trust Board are:

• Arne Rose – Medical Director
• Barbara Beal – Director of Nursing (Interim)
• Nigel Lee – Chief Operating Officer
• James Drury – Interim Finance Director

Other Directors

• Bev Tabernacle – Director of Strategy and Transformation
• Julia Clarke – Director of Corporate Services
• Rhia Boyode – Acting Workforce Director

Useful Documents

SaTH “Who’s Who”

Trust Roles and Salaries

Responsibilities of The Trust Board and how we are regulated