CEO of new Integrated Health Board announced
Andy Williams wants to break down barriers
The man who's going to be in charge of delivering healthcare services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland says he wants to break down barriers between organisations.
Andy Williams will be the head of the new Integrated Care Board, which replaces the current Clinical Commissioning Group set up in April.
He will work with colleagues, communities and partners to deliver a long-term strategy whilst continuing to focus on shorter-term priorities including the continued vaccine rollout and elective waiting list recovery.
Williams says divisions have prevented them doing what's in the best interests of patients: "As a system we have much to be proud of but, given the clear challenges we face, the time is right to genuinely transform how services are organised and delivered so that patients and families have a better experience of care.
“We can only do this by breaking down barriers between organisations that have all too often prevented us doing what is in the best interests of patients and working across traditional boundaries. I am determined we will do just that, creating a thriving ICS with a strong place-based approach to delivery.”