NHS Surrey unveils its new chairman

His starts the role on Saturday, May 1, and the appointment lasts until April 30, 2014.

Mr Clayton-Smith comes from his current position as chairman of the Highwood Brewery and has experience of both executive and non-executive roles at Boots and the Fairtrade Foundation.

NHS Surrey’s interim chief executive Ann Sutton said: “David’s skills and experience have been outside of the NHS and this fresh, external perspective based on customer insight will benefit both patients and the team. I am very pleased David is joining us and look forward to working with him over the next few months while he seeks a substantive chief executive.”