New Chief Executive for the West Suffolk Hospital

Hot off the press this morning is the announcement that Stephen Dunn, pictured here, is to become the new Chief Executive of the West Suffolk Hospital.

A local man, who lives near Bury St Edmunds, he fought off keen competition from elsewhere, to secure the role for which he seems very well suited.  Dr Dunn has a PhD in Economics and has held a number of leading roles in the Midlands and the East of England in the National Health Service and in H.M. Treasury.

Dr Dunn will start work in November.   He will arrive at a challenging time for the hospital, as the financial environment is as difficult in the Health Service as it is elsewhere.  Top of the agenda from the perspective of the County Council, is the hospital's active participation in Health and Adult Social Care integration, which, if it can be achieved should, both save money and meet every growing demand from Suffolk's ageing population.