NHS trust which runs West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds appoints Dr Richard Goodwin as new medical director
A consultant radiologist has become the new medical director for the NHS trust which runs West Suffolk Hospital.
West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Richard Goodwin, a consultant radiologist at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH).
As medical director, he will sit on the board of the trust for the Bury St Edmunds hospital as the leader of all medical staff in the organisation and will join in November.
Dr Goodwin said: “I am very much looking forward to joining West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust as medical director at an important time for the organisation.
“The Bury St Edmunds area has been home to my and my wife’s families for generations and our family and friends rely on the care provided by the trust, so I am both personally and professionally invested in its continued success. I am keen to get started and get to know the teams across the trust."
He will develop clinical strategy, including bringing innovation into clinical service delivery.
Dr Goodwin has served at NNUH since 2006, holding the position of chief of division for clinical support since 2018, East of England regional clinical imaging lead for NHS England since 2021 and Norfolk and Waveney Diagnostic Board chair since 2023.
Dr Ewen Cameron, chief executive of the trust, said: “I’m delighted Richard will be joining us as our medical director. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience.
“Richard is a passionate advocate for clinical leadership and service improvement with a strong strategic perspective.”
He said Dr Goodwin’s background and skills would stand them in good stead to drive the transformation and change needed as the trust prepares for its new West Suffolk Hospital building.
The facility, part of the new hospital programme, would be built on the site of the neighbouring Hardwick Manor.
It is needed as the current hospital was built in the 1970s and has defects associated with RAAC (reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete).
The Government is reviewing the new hospital programme.
Last week, Bury St Edmunds MP Dr Peter Prinsley said he expected the new West Suffolk Hospital project would be ‘among the very first’ in the country to go ahead.
