A CATON man will this week step into a new role as acting chair of Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust.

William Bingley will take up the role from tomorrow (Thursday).

He replaces Cathy Lubelska, who has been appointed as chair of Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust.

Mr Bingley, pictured, has been a member of the Morecambe Bay PCT board since its inception in 2001. A lawyer by training, he was Professor of mental health law and ethics at the University of Central Lancashire for four years.