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Dr Michael McBride new head of Belfast Health Trust | Dr Michael McBride new head of Belfast Health Trust |
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Dr Michael McBride has been appointed the new chief executive of Belfast Health Trust. | Dr Michael McBride has been appointed the new chief executive of Belfast Health Trust. |
Dr McBride will combine his new role with his current position as chief medical officer. | Dr McBride will combine his new role with his current position as chief medical officer. |
A former medical director at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, he will take up his role at the trust on a temporary basis from 8 December. | |
Announcing his appointment, the health minister described Dr McBride as a natural leader and gifted strategist. | Announcing his appointment, the health minister described Dr McBride as a natural leader and gifted strategist. |
"He has been at the forefront of medicine in Northern Ireland for two decades both as an accomplished physician and a highly respected government advisor," Jim Wells said. | |
"He possesses all the skills and the wealth of experience required to lead Northern Ireland's largest provider of health and social care services." | |
The previous chief executive of the trust, Colm Donaghy, resigned in March of this year to become chief executive of Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. | |
In July, Bill Maher, the chief executive of the West/North West Hospitals Group in the Republic of Ireland, was offered the top job in the Belfast Trust but turned it down. | |
BBC health correspondent Marie Louise Connolly said combining the role of leading the trust with his duties as chief medical officer was "highly unusual". | |
"One source told the BBC how the man involved in making policy will be able to carry out implementing it within the Belfast Health trust," she said. | |
Among Dr McBride's responsibilities as chief executive will be to improve unscheduled care services and elective care, as well as leading the development of a new 10-year strategy for the trust. | |
"Part of my role as chief medical officer is to co-chair the Unscheduled Care Task Group which was set up to address issues with hospital flow which adversely affect waiting times in our emergency departments," Dr McBride said. | |
"My position in Belfast now allows me to adopt a hands-on approach to implementing these remedial measures." |
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