NHS Humber Health Partnership (HHP) is pleased to announce that NHS England has approved the appointment of Murray Macdonald as its new interim Chair. Murray will be taking over from Sean Lyons, who earlier this month announced that he will be stepping down from the role in October after four years in post.
HHP is a partnership between Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG), as such Mr Macdonald is joint interim Chair of both organisations. In accordance with the requirements of an NHS foundation trust the appointment of Murray Macdonald has also received the approval of the NLaG Council of Governors. He will take up his new role from Monday, 13 October.
Murray Macdonald has been a Non-Executive Director with the Partnership for the past nine months. He brings a wealth of experience into the role of interim Chair, having served in various other NHS Non-Executive roles in Community Health, Commissioning, the East of England Ambulance Service, as well as the Lincolnshire ICB Finance Committee. He is also a highly experienced Chief Executive in the housing sector.
He said: “It is a privilege to be appointed as joint Chair of Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting time to join the partnership which cares for well over a million people across our region. I know that we have some challenges ahead of us and I am excited to have the opportunity to work with our senior leaders to improve the care we provide and the access to that care for our local population.”
Lyn Simpson, interim Chief Executive at both HUTH and NLaG said:”Although I have only been with the Partnership for a short time I have enjoyed working with Murray and I know he is an excellent appointment for our organisation. His knowledge and previous experience will be a valuable asset to us as we look to position our organisation as a great place to receive care and treatment.
“I would like to pay a special tribute to Sean Lyons for the years of service he has given to HUTH and NLaG. He was the driving force behind the establishment of the NHS Humber Health Partnership and on behalf of the executive team I would like to thank him for his service.”
