January 2024 Fellow's update: Patrick Vernon

Patrick Vernon OBE (CF 2018) has been appointed as the substantive Chair of Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board.

The chair appointment is made by NHS England with the approval of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and is effective until 3 January 2026.

Patrick has been Interim Chair of the Integrated Care Board (BSol ICB) since January 2023. Prior to that, he was the first Non-Executive Director to be appointed at the BSol ICB and was appointed to specifically lead inequalities.