Our newest Movers and Shakers roundup options the appointment of an interim director normal for know-how, digital and knowledge on the Division of Well being and Social Care (DHSC).
Julian Hunt has been employed as the brand new interim director normal for know-how, digital and knowledge on the DHSC.
Hunt, who was beforehand well being companies lead at PwC following earlier stints at IBM and Deloitte, will take up the place within the DHSC’s new government crew with NHS England, changing into the nationwide tech lead for the NHS.
Jane Dwelly, vp worldwide on the Faculty of Healthcare Data Administration Executives, has been appointed chair pf the Federation for Informatics Professionals.
“I’m honoured to tackle this function at a time when digital management is vital to the way forward for the NHS and wider well being programs,” she mentioned.
Professor Ben Bridgewater has been appointed government chair of the Well being Innovation Community, representing England’s 15 regional well being innovation networks nationally. He’ll proceed in his function as chief government of Well being Innovation Manchester.
He replaces Richard Stubbs, chief government of Well being Innovation Yorkshire and Humber, who has stepped down from the Well being Innovation Community following the top of his two-year time period.
Tom Cahill is stepping down from his function as nationwide lead for studying incapacity and autism at NHS England to develop into chair of Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Basis Belief in January 2026.
Cleveland Henry introduced on LinkedIn that he’s taking over the place of interim chief operations officer at Optum UK, co-headline sponsors of Digital Well being Rewired 2026.
Former GP Sir John Oldham is stepping down from his function as Wes Streeting’s neighbourhood well being and first care lead after lower than a 12 months.
He knowledgeable authorities in the summertime that was leaving the function, after launching the nationwide neighbourhood well being implementation programme. He’s additionally stepping down as chair of the taskforce which is overseeing that work.
Former NHS England chair Richard Meddings has been appointed as chair at Birmingham Well being Companions, an alliance of six of town’s NHS trusts, two of its universities and the native well being innovation community.
Meddings joined NHSE in 2021 and stepped down in March 2025.
Matthew Hopkins has introduced plans to retire later this 12 months to concentrate on his household after his spouse’s most cancers analysis.
The chief government of Mid and South Essex NHS Basis Belief is leaving in November 2025 after a 40-year profession within the NHS.
Mark Fisher has additionally introduced his retirement after greater than 40 years of public service. He has been chief government of Larger Manchester Built-in Care Board because it was established in July 2022 and can step down on the finish of March 2026.
Professor Chris McDermott has been appointed as the brand new director of the Nationwide Institute for Well being and Care Analysis Sheffield Biomedical Analysis Centre, hosted by Sheffield Instructing Hospitals NHS Basis Belief in partnership with the College of Sheffield.
Healthcode, the digital know-how specialists for personal healthcare have nominated their first Medical Security Officer (CSO) to supervise scientific threat administration of their merchandise, together with their brand-new Prescribing resolution.
Dr Patrick Lester, an skilled CSO, can be answerable for scientific threat administration planning, reviewing security documentation and proof and recommending whether or not programs are protected and strong.