Manjeet Gill becomes the Integrated Care Board’s latest non-executive member

NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated care Board has confirmed Manjeet Gill as its latest non-executive member.

Social justice and improving inequalities have been the golden thread in Manjeet’s career. She has served as an NHS non-executive director in both mental health and acute trusts and currently she chairs the People Culture and Improvement Committee at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to this Manjeet has been a chief executive in local government and served on the West Berkshire integrated care board in 2017.

In her local government career, Manjeet developed neighbourhood working and multidisciplinary teams in Lincolnshire. Nottingham and Northampton. This has included strengthening the voluntary sector voice, with sustainable funding and infrastructure strategies.  Manjeet, who lives in Hertfordshire, has also been a national advisor to government on housing, social justice, health and care policies. 

Speaking about her appointment Manjeet said:

“Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes’ integrated care system has strong partnerships committed to delivering better health and care, including improving health equalities. I am humbled to be part of this journey and playing a role in providing the best services for our communities.”

Confirming Manjeet’s appointments, Rima Makarem, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board’s chair, said:

“I am delighted that we have been able to attract Manjeet to join our ICB.  Her extensive experience, which between covers a wide variety of sectors and settings, will bring invaluable insight to our board discussions as we set about delivering on our ambitions to improve health and care services for the people of Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes.”

Following Royal Assent of the Health and Care Act, 2022 in April this year, the Integrated Care Board was established as a legal entity on 1 July 2022.