UHB chief executive receives President 's Award

Leading consultant and chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust David Rosser is the recipient of this year 's Asian Business Chamber 's President 's Award.

Professor David Rosser (pictured) was presented with the accolade by Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) President and chief executive of Lioncroft Wholesale Limited, Jason Wouhra, during the annual Asian Business Chamber Awards Celebration, which took place yesterday as a virtual ceremony.

The President 's award recognises individuals regionally and nationally who have achieved an outstanding contribution to business, the economy and to society overall.

Mr Rosser is the head of one of the leading NHS trusts in the UK, which is dedicated to developing and implementing ground-breaking treatments, technologies and techniques.

Qualifying from the University College of Medicine, Cardiff in 1987, he went on to work in general medicine and anaesthesia in South Wales before moving to London in 1993 as a research fellow and lecturer in Clinical Pharmacology at University College Hospitals London.

In 1996 he was appointed as a consultant for the Critical Care unit at University Hospitals Birmingham and later went on to be appointed to group and divisional director positions, before becoming Executive Medical Director of UHB in 2006.

In his position, he was responsible for the in-house development and implementation of the advanced decision supported electronic patient record into clinical practice across the organisation.

In November 2015 he took up the additional role of Deputy Chief Executive with the responsibility for clinical quality at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT).

He was later appointed as Executive Medical Director during the merging of the two trusts in 2018.

Professor Rosser said: “University Hospitals Birmingham really have done the impossible to support the communities serving in Birmingham and Solihull - who I 'm sure everyone knows have been hardest hit by this Covid pandemic.

“My team have just done unbelievable things to try and make sure the health care we offer is as good as it possibly can be in the circumstances. There 's still hard times to come and I 'm absolutely certain this award will reenergise the team to deal with the winter, which I think we all know is going to be a pretty difficult one. ”

“So, I 'm extremely grateful and honoured to accept this on behalf of the team. ”

During his speech, Mr Wouhra commended the work of the Asian business community during the pandemic.

He said: “The influence of the Asian Business community in our region is unmatched and we are proud to have been championing the innovation of our business network for the last 34 years.

“In those 34 years, we have encountered unprecedented times, with the recent Covid- 19 pandemic affecting our community and livelihoods in ways we could never have imagined.

“Nevertheless, we can be proud of how we have come together to overcome adversity and harnessed our collective hope to strive forwards. ”