Mike Bell announced as joint chair across two London trusts
Mike Bell announced as joint chair to share learning and expertise across two London trusts
The Chair of Croydon Health Services NHS Trust is to take up a new role at Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust.
As joint chair of both Trusts, Mike Bell will share learning, oversight and experience in NHS to deliver continued improvements in Trusts on both sides of the river.
Mike Bell said:
“Barking, Havering and Redbridge is a landmark Trust with excellent staff who care passionately about their communities. As chair of both trusts, I am looking forward to taking the success of Croydon’s integration journey to coordinate services that look after peoples’ health and care, and seeing what synergies we can bring to benefit patients and staff on both sides of the capital.”
Mike has more than 24 years of experience within the NHS and has held many senior roles, including Chair of the London Mental Health & Employment Partnership and Vice Chair of NHS London.
Over the past seven years since joining Croydon Health Services, Mike has helped lead the Trust out of financial special measures and has held the Trust Board to account to deliver continued improvements in the quality and access to care in and out of hospital.
Mike has also championed integration in Croydon and as a result has helped to form new alliances with the local authority, commissioners, GPs, mental health services and the voluntary sector to make services more joined-up for patients and to create opportunities for staff.
Mike will take this experience to Barking Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust, which cares for more than 750,000 people in many diverse communities across north east London.
Mike will continue as Chair of Croydon Health Services and will take up his new role in Barking Havering and Redbridge over the coming months.
Profile of Mike Bell
Since joining CHS in 2013, Mike Bell has helped shape the Trust’s vision at Croydon Health Services and, alongside its senior management team, has seen the organisation deliver continued improvements in care and performance. The Trust has Mike has held a number of senior positions across the NHS, including Chair of the London Mental Health & Employment Partnership and Vice Chair of NHS London. He is the director of a consultancy company, MBARC Ltd, which works with central and local government and various NHS bodies on issues relating to both social exclusion and quality assurance.