Chair reappointed to NHS trust in east and north Birmingham
NHS Birmingham East and North is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Mr Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy CBE as the Chair of the organisation.
Paul was appointed the Chair of Eastern Birmingham Primary Care Trust in January 2004 before taking the same position with the then newly formed Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust in October 2006.
Born in Chennai, India, in 1942, Mr Sabapathy moved to the UK in 1964, after studying at Lawrence School, Lovedale and Madras Christian College. He completed a Masters degree from Aston University and qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant. He became a British citizen in 1984.
After a 28 year career in industry holding senior positions with IMI plc, and retiring as Assistant Managing Director of IMI Titanium in 1996, he became the Chief Executive of North Birmingham Community NHS Trust, serving until 2000. Paul was also a Nonexecutive Director of the National Blood Authority for five years, a position he retired from in 2005.
He is currently Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands,
Vice-Chair of the NHS Confederation Primary Care Trust Network, and a Trustee of the Bournville Village Trust, which provides model housing.
Paul was a Board Member of Standards Board for England, dealing with ethical standards of Local Authority Members. He was Chair of the West Midlands Industrial Development Board, Past President of Walsall Chamber of Commerce, Deputy Chair of the Committee of University Chairmen, and a Trustee of the Refugee Council and the New Walsall Art Gallery. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.
Paul was Pro Chancellor and Chairman of Birmingham City University from 2002 to 2009 and received Honorary Doctorates from Aston University in 2008 and Birmingham City University in 2010.
In 1995, Mr Sabapathy was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to urban regeneration and received the Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2004 recognition of his contribution to higher education and business in the West Midlands. He lives in Sutton Coldfield with his wife Win, with whom he has two children.
Accepting his re-appointment, Paul said: “I am honoured to be reappointed as Chair of NHS Birmingham East and North. This further term will enable me to strive to pass on in good order to GPs the responsibility for the excellent work we are doing to deliver high quality care and tackle health inequalities across the east and north of the city, even with the current financial pressures on the NHS. As an adopted Brummie living in the area I shall put the provision of high quality, timely care to patients at the heart of everything we do.”
Sophia Christie, Chief Executive of NHS Birmingham East and North, said: “Paul has a wide experience of working with communities across Birmingham, and in a number of fields such as health, housing, business and education. I am delighted to announce his re-appointment, as it provides continuity at a time of great change for the NHS. “
Mr Sabapathy’s re-appointment has been made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments Code of Practice. All non-executive appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity (if any declared) to be made public.
Mr Sabapathy has not declared any political activity or any ministerial appointments.
He will serve a four year period from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2014 and will be entitled to remuneration at the rate of £36,779 per annum for 3 to 3.5 days per week.
NHS Birmingham East and North is a statutory NHS organisation which serves the health needs of around 438,000 people, across 17 wards in north and east Birmingham. The PCT buys and manages healthcare services from doctors and dentists, urgent and emergency care as well as specialist services such as mental health and sexual health.
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Enquiries
For more information, please contact Sarah Millard, NHS Birmingham East and North External Communications Manager, on 0121 380 0620.
Notes to editors
NHS Birmingham East and North is one of 152 primary care trusts (PCTs) within the English NHS. As a PCT, it is responsible for the wise investment of public money to ensure health improvement, access to health services and where appropriate the provision of health services to a local population of some 438,000 people, across 17 wards in north and east Birmingham.
We organise and fund the delivery of health care with the involvement of local people, maximising health outcomes for every pound spent, referred to as commissioning.
My hearty congratulations to Paul. I was with him in Lawrence School. His mother, Mrs CK Sabapathy was the Head Mistress of the Prep school when I was studying there in the year 1956. She was a strict disciplinarian bu ver caring. She had given me an autographed photo of hers ( I think in the year 1964), which I still preserve.
Regards
V Sethuraman
Ex Vin 1956-64
Lawrence School
Lovedale