HEREFORDSHIRE Primary Care Trust has appointed a new non executive director to join its board.

She is Christine Penning, a marketing manager with a healthcare background spanning 20 years.

She was business development manager at the Wye Valley Nuffield Hospital in Hereford for four years and currently teaches marketing and management studies while bringing up a young family.

Mrs Penning is a member of Weobley Parish Council and her four year appointment ends in October 2007.