Richard Kirby- Chief Executive at Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
A graduate of the NHS Management Training Scheme, Richard began his career supporting the development of GP commissioning in Birmingham.
After a series of posts in commissioning, strategy and performance management, he moved to Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust where he led the development of new models of care and service configuration changes initially as Director of Strategy and, then, as Chief Operating Officer.
Most recently Richard was chief executive of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust for seven years leading the integration of hospital and community health services and building effective partnerships with stakeholders to support integrated care.
He joined Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust as Chief Executive in 2018.