New ICB chief medical officer

STAFFORDSHIRE and Stoke-on-trent Integrated Care Board (ICB) has appointed Dr Paul Edmondson-jones MBE as Chief Medical Officer designate.

Dr Edmondson-jones, pictured above, is already well known and respected within the local health and care system, in his current role as director of adult social care, health integration and wellbeing and director of Public

Health at Stoke-on-trent City Council and will be key in supporting the ICB to deliver priorities including prevention, integration and reducing health inequalities.

Prem Singh, Chair Designate for the Staffordshire and Stoke-ontrent Integrated Care Board, said: “I’m delighted that Paul will be joining the ICB.

“His clinical experience, as a doctor, will guide us to ensure our work is clinically led and importantly makes a difference for local people.”

Stoke-on-trent City Council leader Abi Brown said: “Paul’s contribution to the city council has been outstanding during his four years with the authority.

“He has played a pivotal role in the response to the coronavirus pandemic over the last two years.

“He led from the front, volunteering his time during the height of the pandemic to help deliver home care to some of our city’s most vulnerable residents, supporting the work of NHS critical care teams when the strains on the NHS were at their most intense.

“Paul has helped to reform our approach to the delivery of public health services and led the development of a new Health and Wellbeing Strategy for the city.

“His leadership throughout the pandemic saw him named as Corporate

Director of the Year at the national Municipal Journal awards last year.

“We are delighted that

Paul is staying within public health in a role that will continue to serve and support Stoke-on-trent.

“The board which he is joining will be responsible for the strategic oversight of the delivery of health services across the city and county.”