InHealth has appointed Geoff Searle to its executive team as managing director – integrated services.

Searle (pictured) joins from New Zealand based insurance company Southern Cross, where he was head of provider networks for more than three years.  Previously he worked at Dr Foster in the UK as chief executive of integrated pathology networks. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG.

In his new role, Searle will support InHealth’s continued expansion in the UK, the company said.

Richard Bradford, InHealth chief executive, commented: “We are delighted that Geoff has joined the executive team.

“This is a significant appointment, which will allow us to enhance our delivery of integrated services, building more multi-service locations, whilst at the same time allowing individual modalities to deliver growth and continuous operational improvement.”