
New appointments to advise ministers on proposed NHS changes
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The Department of Health has announced that five new members will join the Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) from May.
The IRP offers ministers independent expert advice on contested proposals on NHS service change. It was set up in 2003 and offers ongoing support to the NHS and other interested bodies on service changes.
The five members are:
- Dr Shera Chok, director of Primary Care at Barts Health NHS Trust and a GP in Tower Hamlets;
- Shane Duffy, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust;
- Theresa Green, Trust chairman of the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust;
- Rosemary Granger (pictured), director at Granger Coaching and Consultancy Ltd;
- Linn Phipps, a lay member of NHS Advisory Group for National Specialised Services and a non-executive director at Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
Lord Bernard Ribeiro, chair of the IRP, said: “I am delighted that Shera, Theresa, Shane, Rosemary and Linn are joining the IRP. The panel exists to provide independent and robust advice to ensure local health services are safe, sustainable and accessible. I am confident that the skills and experience of our new members will play an important part in ensuring the IRP continues to do this.”
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