Ali Sparke, Director for Pharmacy, Optometry, Dentistry and the NHS Standard Contract, NHS England

Ali has worked with the NHS for over 10 years. He has been the director responsible for Dental services, alongside Community Pharmacy and Optometry since August 2021. Prior to he led the wider primary care team’s incident response to Covid-19 and his work in NHS England has included wider contracting reform supporting integrated care, and leading development of quality improvement incentives for community, mental health and secondary care services through the CQUIN scheme.