Igoe has joined as a non-executive member of the board and Spill has become an associate non-executive.

Igoe was deputy vice-chancellor for 28 years and is the deputy chair of Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust and chairs their audit committee. He is on the board of the Wirral Community Trust and chairs their finance committee to continue the integration work between the acute and community trusts. Igoe was also a senior independent director at Alder Hey Trust and is a qualified chartered accountant.

Spill is an experienced NHS non-executive director as vice-chair of Swansea Bay University Health Board (SBUHB) and previously working as a non-executive director of the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee.

Emma Woollett, chair of NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB, said: ‘I am confident that both Stephen and Stephen will add great value to our organisation as we streamline our ICB's purpose and direction, respond to the challenging financial circumstances that we face and most importantly continue to work hard to improve the quality and experiences of the health and care system for people living in Lancashire and South Cumbria.'