Ben started his NHS career at York Hospital when he joined the NHS general management training scheme in 2006. He has worked mainly in the acute sector, holding roles in all areas of NHS finance. He is a fellow of the Charted Institute of Management Accounting (CIMA) and has a BA (Hons) Accounting degree.
He joins us from the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), where he was associate director of finance, supporting the various programmes across the six acute trusts in WYAAT. Before joining WYAAT Ben worked in senior finance roles across all aspects of finance, providing financial leadership on significant service changes, complex collaborative procurements, and large business cases. He is also a member of Healthcare Finance Management Association (HfMA) Digital Council and active member of the One NHS Finance community.