Wise move for NHS trust
THE NHS has appointed Fiona Wise as its new Executive Lead for the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (BOB STP).
She will join in March next year.
The NHS said that Ms Wise is an experienced leader who has been operating at Board Level as a Chief Executive for more than 20 years, working in acute, mental health, learning difficulties and community services.
Previous posts have included Chief Executive roles at Enfield Community Care Trust; Stoke Mandeville NHS Trust; Ealing Hospital Trust and the North West London Hospital Trust. She was Improvement Director for Monitor at United Morecambe Bay Hospitals Foundation Trust and is currently Interim Chief Executive at Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust.
Ms Wise said: “I am delighted to be joining
BOB STP. There is already much to be proud of, currently being the only STP in the country with two first-wave ACSs and a partnership that is rated by NHS England as advanced.
“I am clear that we can only continue to make improvements if we all work together to make our absolute focus improving local health and care services for the communities we serve. I am looking forward to working with colleagues to continue to drive progress forward.”
Professor Gary Ford, Chair of the BOB STP Executive Board welcomed Fiona to the STP: “Fiona brings a wealth of experience and a highly accomplished track record in policy development, delivery and performance improvement.
“I know that my colleagues are looking forward to working with her to ensure robust delivery within each local health and care system, while maximising the opportunities to draw upon the research and innovation strengths in our region and make improvements when they can be achieved by working at scale across the STP.”
Ms Wise will be leading the work of one of the largest non-metropolitan STPs – a partnership which covers a population of 1.8 million people, seven Clinical Commissioning Groups (soon to be merged to three CCGs), six NHS Trusts, 14 local authorities and 175 GP surgeries.
The partnership has two first-wave Accountable Care Systems (ACS) – Buckinghamshire and Berkshire West.
For more information on the BOB STP, please visit www.bobstp.org.uk