Six new partner members have been announced for the leadership team of NHS Birmingham and Solihull, the recently launched Integrated Care Board (ICB).

The ICB has responsibility for planning to meet local health needs, allocating resources to NHS partners, ensuring that services are in place to deliver against ambitions and overseeing delivery of improved outcomes for the 1.3 million population of Birmingham and Solihull. 

The following senior figures, representing different parts of Birmingham and Solihull’s Integrated Care System, will bring knowledge and experience from their sector and contribute their perspective to the decisions of NHS Birmingham and Solihull.

  • Dr David Rosser, the Chief Executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, will sit as a partner member representing local providers.
  • ​​​​Roisin Fallon-Williams, the Chief Executive of Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, will also sit as a partner member representing local providers with knowledge and experience of services relating to mental health
  • Nick Page, Chief Executive at Solihull Council, will sit as a partner member representing Solihull local authority.
  • Professor Graeme Betts, Director of Adult Social Care at Birmingham City Council, will also sit as a partner member representing Birmingham local authority.
  • Dr Sunando Ghosh, a GP, Chair of the GP Partnership Board and Executive Partner at Midlands Medical Partnership, will sit as a partner member representing primary medical services.
  • Dr Sunaina Khanna, a GP and Chair of the Clinical Director Executive Board in Solihull, will also sit as a partner member representing primary medical services.

Within these new roles, the partner members will not act as delegates of their sector or their host organisation.

The partner members will sit alongside the previously announced Board members, led by Dame Yve Buckland, Chair, Patrick Vernon, Vice-Chair, and David Melbourne, Chief Executive.

Dame Yve Buckland, Chair of NHS Birmingham and Solihull, said: “I’m pleased to welcome these six talented colleagues from our ICS to join the Board of NHS Birmingham and Solihull.

“Each of these individuals brings valuable insights and experiences from their varied backgrounds, which I know will be of great benefit to us, as we bring different voices from health and care together.

“Our entire Board is committed to tackling the priorities of our ICS, including addressing the health inequalities we witness across Birmingham and Solihull, so we can ensure a fairer future for all.”