A director of an NHS trust in Greater Manchester has stepped down 'with immediate effect' over comments he made on social media. Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust said it condemned Maqsood Ahmad's since deleted remarks on Twitter 'in the strongest possible terms'.
Mr Ahmad had served as a non-executive director of the mental health trust since December 2021.
In a statement Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust said: "As soon as we were informed about the comments, we raised them with Maqsood Ahmad and he stepped down from his role on the board with immediate effect.
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"We condemn his Twitter comments in the strongest possible terms. We have a zero-tolerance approach to any form of prejudice or racism and the views expressed in no way reflect the views or values of our organisation."
According to Mr Ahmad's now-deleted profile on the Pennine Care website he has also held roles as director for equality and inclusion at NHS England and as head of equalities for policing at the Home Office.
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