NHS England

NHS Chief Executive: Amanda Pritchard

Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive: Julian Kelly

• Peter Ridley: Deputy CFO (Operational Finance)
• Fiona Bride: Director of Medicines Value and Access
• John Stewart: National Director for Specialised Commissioning
• Morag Stuart: Chief Programme Officer, New Hospital Programme
• Ed Waller: Deputy CFO (Strategic Finance)

National Medical Director: Professor Stephen Powis

• Professor Claire Fuller: Medical Director for Primary Care
• Matt Fagg: Director for Prevention
• Dr Aidan Fowler: NHS National Medical Director of Patient Safety
• Celia Ingham-Clark: Medical Director for Professional Leadership and Clinical Effectiveness
• Sarah Price: Director for Public Health
• Stella Vig: Medical Director for Secondary Care and Quality (joint role with COO)

Chief Nursing Officer: Ruth May

• Kate Brintworth: Chief Midwifery Officer
• Duncan Burton: Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Delivery and Transformation Programmes
• Neil Churchill: Director of Equalities, Participation and Experience
• Charlotte McArdle: Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Safety and Improvement
• Acosia Nyanin: Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Professional and System Leadership
• Professor Mark Radford: Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Policy, Research and System Transformation

Chief Delivery Officer and National Director for Vaccinations and Screening: Steve Russell

Chief delivery office

• Adam Doyle: National Director for System Development
• Mark Blakeman: Director of Corporate Operations
• Helen Bullers: Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development
• Miranda Carter: Director of Provider Development
• Jackie Gray: Director of Privacy, Transparency and Ethics
• Katherine Ibbotson: Director of Inquiry (Solicitor)
• Dr Nikita Kanani: Director for Clinical Integration, new NHS England programme (secondment)
• Ben Morrin: Director of Integration, new NHS England programme
• Matt Neligan: Director of System Transformation
• Jill Peters: Programme Director, Commissioning Support Unit Transition
• Matt Tagney: Director of Strategic Delivery
• John Lester: Director of Corporate Assurance
• Ingrid Hoffbauer: Director of Legal

Vaccinations and screening

• Dr Nikita Kanani: Deputy Lead for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
• Michelle Kane: Director of Demand
• Vacant: Strategic Director
• Caroline Temmink: Director of Operations
• Deborah Tomalin: Director of Public Health Commissioning Operations
• Vacant: Director of Screening

Chief Operating Officer: Dr Emily Lawson (Interim)

National Director for Urgent and Emergency Care and Deputy Chief Operating Officer: Sarah-Jane Marsh

National Director for Primary Care and Community Services: Dr Amanda Doyle

National Director of Elective Recovery: Sir James Mackey

• Claire Murdoch: National Mental Health Director and SRO for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism
• Cally Palmer: National Cancer Director
• Dr Mike Prentice: National Director for Emergency Planning and Incident Response
• Professor Mark Radford: National Director for Intensive Support
• Ed Rose: Director of Elective, Cancer and Diagnostics
• Stella Vig: Medical Director for Secondary Care and Quality (joint role with Medical)

Regional directors

• Richard Barker: North East and Yorkshire, and North West
• Dale Bywater: Midlands
• Anne Eden: South East
• Elizabeth O’Mahony: South West
• Clare Panniker: East of England
• Caroline Clarke: London

Chief Commercial Officer: Jacqui Rock

• Simon Corben: Director of Estates
• Nic Fox: Director of Commercial – Digital, Data and Technology
• Fiona Hilton: Director of Commercial and Procurement (acting)
• David Williams: Director of Procurement
• Preeya Baillie: Director of Procurement Transformation and Commercial Delivery

National Director of Transformation: Dr Vin Diwakar (Interim)

National Director – NHS Digital Channels: Professor Joe Harrison

• Professor Erika Denton: National Medical Director for Transformation (Interim)
• Dr Felix Greaves: Director for Digital Transformation and Head of the Joint DHSC/NHSE Digital Policy Unit
• Verena Stocker: Director of Innovation, Research and Life Sciences (acting)
• John Quinn: Chief Information Officer
• Ming Tang: Chief Data and Analytics Officer (Interim)
• John Ashcroft: Director of Pathways and NHS IMPACT
• Roland Sinker: National Director of Research and Development

Chief Strategy Officer: Chris Hopson

• Chris Gormley: Chief Sustainability Officer (interim)
• Sam Haq: Director of Public Accountability, Communications and Engagement
• Ben Jupp: Director of Strategy Group
• Dr Bola Owolabi: Director of Health Inequalities Improvement
• Elizabeth Wade: Director of Central Policy Group
• Lee Whitehead: Director of Regional and Directorate Engagement and Communications

Chief Workforce, Training and Education Officer: Dr Navina Evans

• Em Wilkinson-Brice: Director of People and Culture
• John Drew: Director of Staff Experience and Engagement
• Giles Denham: Director of Strategic Relationships
• David Farrelly: Director of Operations and Oversight
• Mike Franklin: Director of Equality and Inclusion
• Barny Leavers: Director, NHS Workforce Plan
• Calum Pallister: Director of Finance
• Professor Mark Radford: Director of Nursing
• Thomas Simons: Director of Supply, Human Resources and Organisational Development
• Sheona MacLeod: Director of Education and Training (Medical)

NHS England regional teams

East of England: Clare Panniker

• Dr Aliko Ahmed: Director of Public Health
• Ruth Ashmore: Director of Commissioning (interim)
• Phil Carver: Director of Workforce, Training and Education
• Adam Cayley: Chief Operating Officer
• Catherine Morgan: Chief Nurse
• Dr Edward Morris: Medical Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer
• Zoe Pietrzak: Director of Finance
• Simon Wood: Director of Strategy and Transformation

London: Caroline Clarke

• Paul Bennett: Director of Strategy and Transformation
• Jane Clegg: Chief Nurse
• Kevin Fenton: Director of Public Health
• Martin Machray: Director of Performance
• Helen Pettersen: Director of Recovery and Commissioning
• Lizzie Smith: HEE Director
• Dr Chris Streather: Medical Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer
• Mark Watson: Director of Workforce
• Hannah Witty: Director of Finance

Midlands: Dale Bywater

• Mark Brassington: Director of Performance and Improvement
• Nicola Hollins: Director of Finance
• Tom Kirkbride: HEE Director
• Roz Lindridge: Director of Commissioning
• Nina Morgan: Chief Nurse
• Steve Morrison: Director of Workforce and OD
• Dr Jessica Sokolov: Medical Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer
• Professor Mike Wade: Director of Public Health

North East and Yorkshire: Richard Barker

• Robert Cornall: Director of Commissioning
• Mike Curtis: HEE Director
• Fiona Hibbits: Director of Workforce and OD (interim)
• Professor Peter Kelly: Director of Public Health
• Margaret Kitching: Chief Nurse
• Leaf Mobbs: Director of Performance and Improvement
• Dr Yvette Oade: Medical Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer (Interim)
• Tim Savage: Director of Finance

North West: Richard Barker

• Dr Linda Charles-Ozuzu: Director of Commissioning
• Andrew Crawshaw: Director of Performance and Delivery
• Christopher Cutts: Director of Workforce and OD
• Clare Duggan: Director of Strategy and Transformation
• Andrew Furber: Director of Public Health
• Dr Michael Gregory: Medical Director and Chief Information Officer
• Nikhil Khashu: Director of Finance
• James McLean and Jackie Hanson: Chief Nurse (job share)

South East: Anne Eden

• Dr Alison Barnett: NHS Regional Director of Public Health
• Steve Gooch: Director of Finance
• Louise Hall: Director of Workforce, Training and Education
• Andrea Lewis: Chief Nurse
• Dr Vaughan Lewis: Medical Director and Chief Information Officer
• Ruth Monger: Joint Director of Workforce, Training and Education
• Dan Bradbury: Director of Performance and Improvement
• David Radbourne: Director of Strategy and Transformation
• Caroline Reid: Director of Commissioning

South West: Elizabeth O’Mahony

• Jeff Buggle: Director of Finance
• Mark Cooke: Director of Strategy and Transformation
• Sue Doheny: Chief Nurse
• Dr Michael Marsh: Medical Director and Chief Clinical Information Officer
• Rachel Pearce: Director of Commissioning
• Debi Reilly: Director of Workforce, Education and Training (Interim)
• Professor Debbie Stark: Director of Public Health
• Martin Wilkinson: Director of Performance and Improvement

Executive Group members

• Amanda Pritchard
• Julian Kelly
• Professor Stephen Powis
• Ruth May
• Steve Russell
• Sarah-Jane Marsh
• Dr Emily Lawson
• Dr Amanda Doyle
• Jim Mackey
• Jacqui Rock
• Chris Hopson
• Dr Navina Evans
• Clare Panniker
• Caroline Clarke
• Dale Bywater
• Richard Barker
• Anne Eden
• Elizabeth O’Mahony
• Dr Vin Diwakar

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