
Dr Richard Best, Doctors and Dentists Governor
Doctors and Dentists
Job role
Staff Governor
Point of contact at the Trust
Email: anhsft.governors@nhs.net
Telephone: 01535 294540
Professional background
Qualified Cambridge and St Thomas Hospital in 1968
Posts in Cardiology, General Medicine and general practice. Heart transplant physician at Papworth, Cambridge, GP principal in Surrey for nine years. Consultant Cardiologist and director of Intensive Care in Pennsylvania for 5 years. Consultant cardiologist in east Lancashire, followed by Airedale Hospital from 1996 onwards.
Richard is keen to understand the system in which the Trust operates, and represent the views of the Trust’s doctors and dentists.
Memberships: Skipton Rotary, Fellow of several Royal Colleges.
