Stephen Posey
Chief Executive Officer, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton
Stephen joined University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in September 2022. He was previously the Chief Executive Officer 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.
In addition to his roles as Chief Executive and Partner Member of the cluster, Stephen is:
- a member of the national Organ Utilisation Group, which was established by the Department of Health and Social Care to maximise the potential for organ transplantation;
- Chair of Joined Up Care Derbyshire’s Provider Collaborative Executive Leadership Group;
- Deputy Chair of the East Midlands Acute Providers (EMAP) Network; and
- Chair of the East Midlands Clinical Research Network Partnership Board.
Stephen is an alumnus of Harvard Business School.
