Experienced NHS leader Neill Moloney appointed as new CEO of East of England Ambulance Service Trust

Neill Moloney has been appointed as the new CEO of the East of England Ambulance Service Trust.

An experienced NHS manager with a background in urgent and emergency care, including the work of the ambulance services, Neill is currently the director of system recovery at Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board and Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

He previously served as director of urgent and emergency care tiering support at NHS England, and from 2018 to 2023 was managing director and deputy chief executive at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

The recruitment process, managed by Hays, involved nearly 300 people at the trust. A shortlisting panel made up of NHS England officials, senior Integrated Care Board colleagues and trust chair Mrunal Sisodia whittled down more than 35 applications to the final selection, who met with three stakeholder panels.

Neill will take up the post on 2 September and replaces Tom Abell, who left in July after three years to join the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board.

Tom took over the trust when it was rated inadequate and in special measures in August 2021. When he left, its overall Care Quality Commission (CQC) rating was ‘requires improvement’.

EEAST chair Mrunal Sisodia said: “I am really looking forward to welcoming Neill to Team EEAST as our chief executive. He joins at a really important point for EEAST – we have made genuine progress on many staff, cultural and operational issues but now need to embed those changes and push on to make further progress.

“I know that his skills and wealth of experience will be hugely beneficial in supporting us with our next steps. I am extremely proud of our co-produced recruitment process and am very grateful to all our colleagues that have been part of this important process.”

Neill said: “I am delighted to be offered the opportunity to lead East of England Ambulance Service as its new chief executive and to continue the great work already started. I am passionate about urgent and emergency care and will be committed to improving the services we deliver to our communities whilst supporting our people with the ongoing cultural improvements.

“I recognise this role is a huge privilege and I am really looking forward to meeting and working with EEAST colleagues.”