NHS trust chair steps down after cancer diagnosis

Summarised from 4 outlets · Updated 20 Oct, 05:59 · Archive

Paul Miller, chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, will step down at the end of December following a stage four prostate cancer diagnosis in early 2025. He took up the role only two months earlier, on November 1, 2024.

Miller said his initial diagnosis was 'a huge shock', but he has since received cancer treatment that has responded well. Although the condition remains incurable, he is currently symptom-free.

In a statement, Miller said: 'Therefore, after hearing this positive news from my treatment team and after careful consideration, I have decided that the time is right for me to step down as Chair and spend more time with my family and grandchildren and generally enjoy the good health my cancer treatments have given me.' He added that it had been 'a privilege' to serve the trust and expressed confidence that it was 'well placed to continue its journey'.

Miller brings more than 41 years of experience in the NHS, including over 30 years on NHS boards. Before his appointment as chair, he served as a non-executive director at the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board.

He will continue to work with the board and executive team until the end of the year to support a smooth transition to new leadership.

How it is being reported

• NHS trust chief steps down after cancer diagnosisThe chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) will step down at the end of DecemberSwindon Advertiser · 20 Oct, 05:00
• NHS trust chief steps down after cancer diagnosisThe chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) will step down at the end of DecemberThis Is Wiltshire · 20 Oct, 05:00
• NHS trust chief steps down after cancer diagnosisThe chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) will step down at the end of DecemberGazette & Herald · 20 Oct, 05:00
• NHS trust chief steps down after cancer diagnosisThe chair of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) will step down at the end of DecemberWiltshire Times · 20 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Paul Miller · Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust · Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board

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