FYI confirmation of appointment of the new CE of the NHS in England David Nicholson. As you will see in the end they went for an inside candidate. He is currently the Chief Executive of NHS London and former Chief Executive of Birmingham and the Black Country Strategic Health Authority will take up the post at the Department of Health from September.
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David McDaid
LSE Health and Social Care
New NHS Chief Executive appointed
David Nicholson has been appointed by the Prime Minister as the new NHS Chief Executive.
The handover between David Nicholson and Acting NHS Chief Executive, Sir Ian Carruthers is provisionally planned for September. David will continue in his current position as Chief Executive of NHS London until the handover.
Sir Ian Carruthers has been Acting NHS Chief Executive since the retirement of Sir Nigel Crisp in March. Sir Ian will now take up the role of Chief Executive of NHS South West.
David Nicholson, CBE has devoted over 25 years to a career in the NHS, holding senior leadership positions at local, regional and national level. He was appointed Chief Executive of the new Strategic Health Authority for London earlier this year having previously been the Chief Executive of Birmingham and The Black Country SHA (from 2003) and of West Midlands South and Shropshire & Staffordshire Strategic Health Authorities (from 2005). In April 2002 David became Director of Health and Social Care for the Midlands and East of England. Before taking this role he held a number of positions in NHS organisations including Regional Director for Trent and nine years as Chief Executive of Doncaster Royal Infirmary NHS Trust. David has two sons, one a recent graduate and the other studying at university. He was awarded the CBE in January 2004 for his services to the NHS.
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