A woman who has spent 30 years working in health and social care roles has been appointed as the new boss of the Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Paula Lloyd-Knight becomes the organisation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO). after spending three and a half years as the deputy.

Her previous roles before working for the trust include associate director of Acute and Urgent Care Services at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust , as well as other national and regional roles within health and social care.

The appointment follows the retirement of the former COO, Chris Masikane and a competitive national recruitment process with what chief executive Marsha Foster said was a high level of outstanding applicants.

She said: "I'm delighted to welcome Paula as

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