New Chair for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust announced

A new Chair has been appointed to take over the running of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
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Annette Laban will succeed Tony Pedder OBE when he retires at the end of December after almost 10 years as Chair of one of the largest acute and community health Trusts in the NHS.

Mrs Laban has 35 years’ experience in healthcare, holding senior leadership roles within the NHS and local Government across South Yorkshire.

Annette Laban has been appointed as the new Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAnnette Laban has been appointed as the new Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Annette Laban has been appointed as the new Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Her past roles have included Chief Executive for NHS Doncaster, Director of Performance and Operations at NHS North of England Strategic Health Authority and Executive Director of Performance and Delivery at NHS Yorkshire and the Humber.

Mrs Laban’s appointment was confirmed by the Council of Governors at their meeting on November 13 and her four-year term begins on January 1, 2021.

She said: “I am delighted to have been appointed to the role of Chair of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. I feel privileged to have been given the opportunity to support such a fantastic team working across our hospitals and community health services particularly at such an unprecedented time.

“Under Tony’s chairmanship the Trust has gone from strength to strength including becoming an integrated NHS Trust following the inclusion of community health service colleagues in 2011. There have been many advances in both patient care and clinical research over the past nine years and I look forward to building on these strong foundations.

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“I am committed to supporting colleagues to be able to deliver safe high quality, effective, healthcare for our patients but also to ensure we foster innovation and partnership which we will need more than ever before if we are to meet the new challenges and opportunities ahead.”

Welcoming her appointment, Kirsten Major, Chief Executive of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said: “I am delighted that Annette has been appointed as our new Chair.

“Her skills and experience will be a huge asset to the Trust, not only as we meet immediate challenges, but also as we embark upon our journey to re-build and re-set how we deliver care following Covid-19.”

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