New chair for Yorkshire Ambulance Service

NHS Improvement has appointed Kathryn Lavery as the new chairman of Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Kathryn has 35 years experience, including chair of NHS Hull and chair of Healthwatch Kingston upon Hull. She is also director of Kath Lavery Associates, specialising in board governance. Her role is to ensure the service performs effectively, delivering high quality community ambulance services and making the best use of financial resources to maximise benefits for patients.