Dr Day is currently the chief medical officer at NHS Birmingham and Solihull and will join the health board in September.

As medical lead for the Birmingham and Solihull Covid-19 vaccination programme, she led the clinical collaboration required for its successful delivery. These experiences of joined-up system working encouraged her into a broader clinical leadership and she was appointed to the role of chief medical officer for Birmingham and Solihull ICB in May 2022. 

Dr Day has also previously held the position of assistant medical director for finance and value in UHB. She has also held national roles for renal within NHS England, including leading the renal community through the first wave of Covid-19 and setting up the National Renal Transformation Programme.

She is a Health Foundation Generation Q fellow and has a PhD in Immunology from the University of Birmingham.

Dr Day will take over from Dr Sreeman Andole, who has been the interim executive medical director since December 2024.