Today, Rob Aitchison will begin as Interim Chief Executive at Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust (CHFT). Rob will lead the Trust while Brendan Brown takes on a secondment role as Chief Executive at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
Rob has been Deputy Chief Executive at CHFT since November 2022 and prior to this worked at the Trust for 10 years between 2009 and 2019. He has held a broad range of responsibilities within the executive team and across the organisation. These include chairing the Trust's Cost Improvement Group, being the executive lead for Community services and Health Inequalities, as well as leading the development of the Trust's operational reconfiguration programme, Foundations for our Future. Rob is also SRO for a number of programmes including non-surgical oncology and pathology.
Speaking of his new role, Rob said: “Brendan’s fantastic leadership over the last few years has taken CHFT to a strong place. We are consistently delivering for our patients and are in the top performing Trusts for planned care, A&E and cancer performance. This is due to the commitment and dedication of all our colleagues”.
“We are making huge strides in our vision to deliver care closer to home, there’s significant work happening to improve care and experience across the Trust, and we will be celebrating some major milestones in our Foundations for our Future programme. I look forward to leading us through the exciting year ahead.”