Berrington replaces Colin Dennis who is taking up the role of the first group chair of the South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.

Currently deputy chair at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust and Isle of Wight NHS Trust, Berrington said: ‘I am delighted to be joining the Welsh Ambulance Service at a key time in its evolution. With work beginning on a new long-term strategy, a new Welsh Government and a real focus on improving patient care and experience, it's an exciting time to take on the chair role.

‘I look forward to working with the board and to getting out and about to meet our people and partners so that I can bring a real 360 lens to my role and ensure that the decisions we make are always with the best interests of patients, the public and our workforce at their core.

Dennis commented: ‘I've had a fantastic few years at the Welsh Ambulance Service. It is an organisation driven by the passion of its people, and I am pleased to be able to hand over to someone of Phil's calibre. I know he'll be a real asset and support the organisation to meet its full potential.'