Rachel Barlow was the Managing Director of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital Programme Company. She led a significant transformation programme which opened the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Autumn 2024. The hospital, one of the largest to open in England in the last decade and is part of the government’s New Hospital Programme and major projects portfolio. The Programme encompassed clinical, workforce and digital transformation, as well as acting as a catalyst for local regeneration.

Rachel ‘s career started in the NHS as a nurse in 1988 working in London, specialising in critical care, vascular surgery, and major trauma. She has worked at Trust Board level since 2011 serving as a Chief Operating Officer for nearly nine years with a responsibility for the delivery of hospital and community based clinical services. Rachel has Trust Board level responsibilities for delivering the Trust Estates Strategy, regeneration portfolio, net zero plans and facilities management.