A NEW executive has joined the team running the hospitals of Northallerton and Middlesbrough.

David Dobson has been appointed a non-executive member of South Tees Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Dobson, who has lived in Sowerby, Thirsk, for more than 26 years, will take a special interest in the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton. He was a non-executive of the old Northallerton Health Services NHS Trust.

Formerly chairman of the Hambleton and Richmondshire Carers Association, he is also about to start a new job with the Easingwold and District Community Care Association.

He also chairs appeals under the Mental Health Act, and is a member of the Northallerton Ethics and Research Committee.