The non-executive board members are: Martin Sykes, UHBW vice chair; Sarah Purdy, NBT, vice chair; Linda Kennedy; Marc Griffiths; Richard Gaunt; Roy Shubhabrata; Shawn Smith (NBT); and Sue Balcombe (UHBW).

Ingrid Barker, group chair, said: ‘I'm delighted to have appointed a single board for our group and look forward to working with them as we strive to achieve our vision for seamless, sustainable, high-quality care for the benefit of our patients, our people, our population and the public purse.

‘Non-executive directors play a crucial role in the safe and effective running of the NHS and each appointee to our Bristol NHS Group board brings valuable skills and experience from a wide variety of roles within the wider community to our two trusts.'

NBT and UHBW announced plans to merge in July after forming a group.

In the interim, the boards of UHBW and NBT will continue to meet ‘in common' as a single group board working alongside the new single group executive team formed in July 2025.

Two organisation specific non-executive directors will provide an independent voice for each organisation.