Lord Hunt, who is President of RSPH, has been appointed as the new Chairman for Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.

The Trust's website says that their Governors unanimously agreed the appointment of Lord Philip Hunt as the Trust’s new Chair following a formal Governors’ Consultative Council meeting. Lord Hunt, who has been working with the Trust since October 2010 as a Non-Executive Director, will take up his new post on 1 April 2011.

Professor Richard Parish, RSPH's Chief Executive, said: "I would like to offer my congratulations to Lord Hunt; the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust have made an excellent appointment, and I wish Lord Hunt every success in his new role".

For more information please visit the Trust's website.