The Secretary of State holds regular accountability meetings with Professor Malcolm Grant, Chair of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, usually on a bi-monthly basis.  These meetings are also attended by Sir David Nicholson in his role of Chief Executive of the Board Authority. The Secretary of State has decided that the minutes for these meetings […]

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley sets out the Government’s strategic objectives for the NHS Commissioning Board Authority and the basis against which the Authority will be held to account. Read more on the Department of Health website See the letter from Andrew Lansley to Professor Malcolm Grant, Chairman, NHS Commissioning Board Authority.

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has today completed the recruitment of its national leadership team with the appointment of Tim Kelsey as National Director for Patients and Information. Tim is currently Executive Director of Transparency and Open Data for HM Government where he has been responsible for government policy on transparency and open government. Previously, […]

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has announced the appointment of the four Regional Directors in the Operations Directorate. Regional Director, North of England Richard Barker currently Chief Operating Officer, NHS North of England Regional Director, Midlands and the East Dr Paul Watson currently Chief Executive, NHS Suffolk Regional Director, London Dr Anne Rainsberry currently Chief […]

Following the publication of ‘Design of the NHS Commissioning Board’ in February, the design work has continued to evolve. A number of changes to the published document have been approved by the NHS Commissioning Board Authority Chief Executive, Sir David Nicholson, and the group of National Directors, in line with the authority to make these […]

The Secretary of State for Health is seeking to appoint up to three non-executive directors to the NHS Commissioning Board Authority. The board will lead a commissioning system to improve the health outcomes achieved by the NHS in England while securing value from budgets totalling around £80 billion. This is a unique opportunity to take […]

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has announced the appointment of Jane Cummings as Chief Nursing Officer. Jane is currently Chief Nurse for NHS North of England and was previously Chief Nurse and Deputy Chief Executive for NHS North West. Chief Executive of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, Sir David Nicholson said: “Jane is well known […]

Thank you for your interest in the post of National Director: Patient Insight. Establishing the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) gives us a great opportunity to develop a brand new organisation that has the culture, style and leadership to truly improve outcomes for our patients. In Developing the NHS Commissioning Board (document is available on our […]

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has announced the appointment of Paul Baumann as the National Director of Finance. Paul, currently Director of Finance at NHS London, is the seventh of nine National Directors to be appointed to the Board. Chief Executive of the NHS Commissioning Board Authority, Sir David Nicholson said: “I’m delighted to welcome […]

The NHS Commissioning Board Authority has confirmed the appointment of the following five National Directors: Chief Operating Officer – Ian Dalton (currently Cluster Chief Executive, NHS North of England) Chief of Staff – Jo-Anne Wass (currently NHS Chief of Staff) National Director: Commissioning Development – Dame Barbara Hakin (currently National Managing Director of Commissioning Development) National Director: […]