Dr Andrew Catto

Position

Non-Executive Director.

Responsibilities

• Chair of Quality and Safety Committee

• Member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee

• Member of the People and Culture Committee.

History with the Trust

Andrew joined the Trust on 1 November 2022.

Professional background and experience

Andrew’s medical background is as a Geriatrician and General Physician.

He is highly experienced in senior medical leadership roles. These have been in both primary and secondary care.

Andrew’s leadership style is ‘leading from the front’. He strongly believes in empowering others and is extremely supportive of employee development.

After an academic career with the Medical Research Council, Andrew resumed clinical practice. He joined Airedale Hospital as a Consultant in Stroke and Elderly Care. In this role he delivered care in a community setting. After this he became the Trust's Medical Director.

In 2009, Andrew became Medical Director at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT). He then became Interim Chief Executive, and later Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

In March 2015, Andrew became an Associate Director at NHS England. In this role he experienced developing new models of care and system transformation. This includes the four West Midlands Service Transformation Plans.

Andrew joined Integrated Care 24 (IC24) as Chief Medical Officer in 2017. He became Chief Executive in 2020.