Mike Handy, former chief executive of Nottinghamshire Ambulance Service trust, has been appointed chief executive of East Midlands Ambulance Service trust. He has been acting chief executive of the organisation since it was created in April.

Essex Rivers Healthcare trust has announced that Mike Pollard, chief executive of James Paget Healthcare trust, will be its chief executive while Nigel Offen is on secondment to Eastern regional office.

Andrew Spring, director of finance at Leicester General Hospital trust, has been appointed director of finance and performance management at Doncaster health authority. He succeeds Alan Wittrick, who has been appointed director of finance at Sheffield health authority.

East Berkshire Community Health trust has a new non-executive director - Anne Bradshaw, a former Berkshire county councillor.

Ritu Chabra has become a non-executive director of Mount Vernon and Watford Hospitals trust. She co-ordinates Watford Turnaround, a charity set up to challenge domestic violence.

Professor Gifford Batstone has been appointed regional director of education and training and postgraduate dean for South West regional office. He currently chairs the chief medical officer's working group on the pre- registration year.

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