Dr John Hunter | Chief Medical Officer and Deputy Chief Executive

Appointed: May 2015

John joined the Trust in September 2000 as a consultant in anaesthetics with a special interest in critical care and was appointed as Interim Medical Director in November 2014, before being appointed to the role permanently in May 2015.

John is leading the development of the Trust’s Strategic Clinical Plan and is building collaborative partnerships with clinical leads in primary, community and secondary care settings, supporting and developing new models of care.

Executive Lead: Organ Donation, Mortality, Research, Clinical Governance, End of Life, Medicines Management, Medical Devices. Fire, Health and Safety

Chair of: Human Tissue Authority Governance Sub-committee, Mortality Governance Sub- Committee, Mortality Improvement Group, Patient Safety Incident Oversight Sub- Committee and Executive Check and Review Panel

Member of: Trust Board, Finance, Performance and Workforce Committee, Safety and Quality Standards Committee, Clinical Leadership Board, Organ Donation, Patient Safety Incident

Oversight Sub-Committee and Local Negotiating Committee, Pathology Collaborative, Representative of the Corporate Trustee for East Cheshire NHS Charity.

Other interests: Fellow of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Member of Intensive Care Society.