Professor John Ditch has been appointed chairman of the new mental health services board of NHS North Yorkshire and York.
The board is responsible for service provision and has been created in line with national guidance to help establish an “arm’s- length” relationship between the commissioning and providing arms of the primary care trust.
Professor Ditch, a former University of York student who lives in Wheldrake, is also a member of the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales and a visiting professor in social law at the University of Ghent, in Belgium.
His other commitments include being an advisor to the European Commission and a senior expert to the European Mutual Information System on social protection.
The father-of-three said: “I look forward to meeting and listening to patients, service users, carers and staff in all localities covered by the board.”
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