Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Integrated Care Partnership have announced the appointment of Dr Salman Shahid to the newly created role of Associate Medical Director.
Dr Shahid, currently serving as Clinical Lead and Senior Business Partner at Rochdale Road Medical Centre in Middleton, will play a crucial role in leading the development and transformation of health and care services across the Rochdale borough. His responsibilities will include providing leadership to clinical leads, developing the clinical and care professional model in Rochdale, and serving as a clinical interface with both Greater Manchester Integrated Care and the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale (HMR) locality.
In his new position, Dr Shahid will be a member of the HMR Locality Board, HMR Primary Care Commissioning Committee, Locality Leadership Team, and the NHS Greater Manchester Wider Leadership Team. He will ensure that the clinical voice is heard in decision-making processes and that clinical and care professional leaders are supported to deliver high-quality healthcare services. Dr Shahid’s work will focus on promoting the health and well-being of the population, fostering collaboration across commissioners and providers, and working across organisational boundaries.
Expressing his enthusiasm, Dr Salman Shahid said, “I am excited to represent HMR locality in Greater Manchester (GM) as Associate Medical Director. I am looking forward to working collaboratively with local and GM system leadership to ensure the needs of Rochdale borough residents and communities are met. I am committed to achieving better integration of health and social care services at the place and neighbourhood level by fostering close partnerships with primary care, secondary care, public health, social care providers, and the wider community and voluntary sector.”
Dr Shahid brings a wealth of experience to his new role, having trained in hospital medicine and worked as a medical registrar in the north-west region of England. He holds an MSc in Health & Social Care Management from Oxford and has been serving as a GP Partner in Middleton since 2013. Additionally, Dr Shahid has served as the Clinical Director of Middleton Primary Care network (PCN) and has led initiatives to integrate health and social care pathways through Social Prescribing Link Workers. He is passionate about innovative approaches to address contemporary healthcare challenges, especially related to long-term physical and mental health conditions.
HMR expressed their delight in welcoming Dr Shahid to the team, praising his knowledge, experience, and leadership, which will further elevate the work of the Heywood, Middleton, and Rochdale Integrated Care Partnership.
For more information, please visit: https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/my-borough/rochdale/
