She replaces Jonathan Fellows who has led the board since it was established on 1 July 2022.

Singh has been a statutory director of adult social care, chaired an integrated NHS Trust, and was also director of patient and public participation and insight for NHS England, taking the lead for ensuring the voice of patients, service users, carers, and the public is at its heart.

Singh said: ‘Across my career I have always worked to build meaningful partnerships with communities, and I look forward to collaborating with colleagues, partners, residents and patients and build upon the great progress that has already been made to ensure we are doing everything we can to improve health inequalities across the Black Country.'

Singh will become chair on 1 September.