
Prem Singh, Chair
Prem joined the NHS in 1975 as a student nurse as part of an international recruitment campaign. With a general and psychiatric nursing background, his senior management and leadership career has covered all sectors of the NHS and social care, for over 35 years. He has previously been a Chief Executive and an Executive Director of Nursing and Quality and has extensive experience as a Chair in community, acute and ICB roles for nearly a decade.
Prem retired from his last NHS roles as Chair of Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (DCHS) and Chair of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board in 2022, before deciding to rejoin the NHS as Chair of UHDB in May 2024. Having had family experiences of the services of the Trust, the opportunity to serve his local hospital Trust and community was a massive pull.
He strongly believes in 'service to others', social justice and inclusion, and is passionate about improving healthcare services as well as improving health and addressing inequalities.
In addition to his substantive roles, Prem has previously also held several national leadership positions including as CEO lead for inclusive leadership and as Senior Independent Trustee of the NHS Confederation. He is proud to have been part of the NHS journey spanning the past six decades - from nurse to CEO and Chairman.
Temporary change to Chair arrangements
Prem is currently away from the Trust to receive intensive treatment following a recent diagnosis of cancer, which he has been open to sharing with colleagues and the public. In this interim period, Vice Chair Ian Lichfield is serving as Interim Chair. Prem intends to keep in touch with the organisation as much as he can and hopes to return later in the year, and we continue to share our best wishes with him for his ongoing treatment and recovery.

Stephen Posey, Chief Executive
Stephen joined University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHSFT in September 2022. He was previously the CEO of Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge.
During his time at Royal Papworth, Stephen successfully delivered the move to a new state-of-the-art hospital and under his leadership Royal Papworth became the first NHS hospital trust in the country to receive an 'Outstanding' rating across all Care Quality Commission (CQC) domains.
Stephen has a strong track record of delivering both quality and performance and building professional links with industry, research and academic partners.
As CEO, Stephen is committed to working with colleagues across the Trust and the Derbyshire and Staffordshire communities to support the delivery of our strategy to provide exceptional care together and the best outcomes for patients.
In addition to his Chief Executive role, Stephen: is a member of the national Organ Utilisation Group, established by the Department of Health and Social Care to maximise the potential for organ transplantation; A Partner Member of the NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, Chair of Joined Up Care Derbyshire's Provider Collaborative Leadership Board and Urgent and Emergency Care Delivery Boards; Deputy Chair of the East Midlands Acute Providers (EMAP) Network; and Chair of the East Midlands Clinical Research Network Partnership Board.
Stephen is an alumni of Harvard Business School.

Ian Lichfield, Interim Chair
Ian’s expertise lies in business transformation, turnaround and growth. Ian has held a number of CEO and CFO roles in both listed and private equity-backed businesses. During this time, Ian has achieved award-winning business transformation and growth and has delivered an exceptional health and safety performance.
As a qualified chartered accountant, Ian has expertise in finance, strategy, restructuring, rationalising and growing businesses and has led the acquisition, integration and sale of several businesses across his career.
He has extensive Board level management and leadership experience, including managing a number of joint ventures during his international career in the commercial sector. Ian is passionate about delivering strong health and safety performance and building a culture where people get an opportunity to grow and develop, and has seven years' experience as a former non-executive director at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust, including chairing its Quality Business and Audit and Assurance committees.
Ian is the Vice Chair, Chair of the Finance, Investment and Performance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.