LONDON: Spire Healthcare Group has announce the appointment of Professor Clifford Shearman (Cliff) as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 October 2020. He will also join the Clinical Governance and Safety Committee from 1 January 2021.

This appointment increases the number of Board members with clinical experience to four, strengthening Spire Healthcare’s clinical governance and reflecting our commitment to patient safety and clinical quality. Professor Shearman was a consultant vascular surgeon for 26 years and is currently Vice President of the Royal College of Surgeons. Professor Shearman is a non-executive director at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Foundation Trust.

Garry Watts, Spire’s Chairman, said: “We are delighted that Cliff has agreed to join Spire’s Board.  His experience as a consultant will bring particular insight into this key stakeholder group for Spire and make him a valuable addition to our Board.”

Professor Clifford Shearman qualified from Guys Hospital Medical School London University and trained in vascular surgery in Birmingham.  He was appointed as a senior lecturer/consultant vascular surgeon at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham in 1990. In 1994 he moved to Southampton as a NHS Consultant Vascular Surgeon and in 1999 was appointed to the chair of Vascular Surgery at the University of Southampton.