Two new board appointments announced by NHS Property Services

NHS Property Services has announced Nick Moberly as its new Chair and Ian Playford as Non Executive Director following a successful recruitment and approval process.  Following a competitive appointment process and approval from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Nick Moberly steps into the role of Chair from 1 October. He takes over from Interim Chair Caroline Wehrle who has acted as caretaker chair for the past few months after former Chair, Jane Hamilton, returned to her native Australia earlier this year.

Moberly has been a non-executive director (NED) board member of NHSPS since 2021, helping to develop the organisation’s strategy and currently chairs the Customer and Remuneration Committees. He combines this role with being the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the MS Society. He has a wealth of experience within the NHS, previously as CEO at King’s College Hospital and Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trusts, and currently serves on the Board at Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care System.

“After working closely with NHSPS over the last three years I am very much looking forward to this new challenge, said Moberly “As a Board, we are committed to helping the Executive team deliver on the new strategy and have a vast array of experience and expertise to help support the organisation through the next phase of its life.”

“We also have a new, ambitious Government, committed to creating an NHS fit for the future and we are well positioned to help support them deliver on this ambition.”

Meanwhile, Ian Playford also joins NHSPS as a Non-Executive Director, bringing with him extensive experience of the property and health sectors. Currently Chair of Kingsbridge Estates Ltd and board advisor to Ashfield Land, he has held roles as Group Property Director for Kingfisher Plc, Parkridge Holdings, King Sturge (now JLL) and Aviva. He also brings significant Government and health sector experience having been responsible for setting up the Government Property Agency and NED roles at Queen Victoria Hospital Trust, East Grinstead and Guys and St Thomas’s Foundation Trust.

Playford said: “I’m very pleased to be joining NHSPS and look forward to helping shape the next exciting phase for the business. We will continue to support the wider NHS by helping customers reduce costs, optimise their estate, and access funding more effectively, unlocking value and helping to deliver excellent patient care.”

Martin Steele, CEO of NHSPS said: “We are delighted to welcome Nick and Ian in these vital roles, to help guide and support us as we continue to deliver against our new strategy.”

“I would also like to thank our outgoing Interim Chair Caroline Wherle and, of course, former Chair Jane Hamilton for their valuable leadership.”