Amanda Pritchard

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Amanda Pritchard
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Chief Executive of NHS England
Assumed office
1 August 2021
Preceded bySimon Stevens
Chief Executive of NHS Improvement
In office
5 June 2019 – 3 August 2021
Succeeded byStephen Powis (interim)
Personal details
Children3
FatherJohn Pritchard
EducationDurham Johnston Comprehensive School
Alma materUniversity of Oxford

Amanda Pritchard is a British healthcare official and public policy analyst who has been the Chief Executive of NHS England since 1 August 2021. Pritchard previously served as Chief Operating Officer of NHS England and as Chief Executive of NHS Improvement from 2019 to 2021.[1][2][3]

She was formerly Chief Executive of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from January 2016 to July 2019, having been acting Chief Executive from October 2015 to January 2016.[1][4]

Early and personal life[]

Pritchard was born in Somerset,[5] the daughter of John Pritchard, later a Church of England bishop.[6] She grew up in County Durham, attending Durham Johnston Comprehensive School.[5] She graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in modern history.[7]

Pritchard is married with three children.[4]

Career[]

Pritchard joined the NHS Management Training Scheme in 1997[3] and has worked for the NHS for her entire career.

In 2002, she became a manager at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[8][9][10][11] From 2005 to 2006, Pritchard served as the health team leader of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit under Tony Blair,[12] before returning to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2006 as Deputy Chief Executive, aged 29.[3][13][14] Six years later she moved to Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust as Chief Operating Officer and was appointed as its first ever female Chief Executive in 2015.[12]

On 5 June 2019,[3] Pritchard moved to NHS England and NHS Improvement as COO of NHS England and CEO of NHS Improvement. Effectively the deputy CEO of the NHS,[15] she led it operationally through COVID-19, the vaccine rollout, and its recovery, including service transformation, digitisation, and patient care improvements.[16]

Long seen as the frontrunner to replace Lord Stevens as CEO of the NHS,[17] it was announced on 28 July 2021 that Pritchard would be appointed as the next Chief Executive of NHS England; she took up the post on 1 August 2021 as the first woman in the role.[18] On 3 August 2021[19][20] she was replaced as CEO of NHS Improvement by Stephen Powis on an interim basis.[21]

References[]

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  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Celebrating 60 years of the Schools' Mace". ESU. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ Dickinson, Katie (28 July 2021). "New NHS boss is ex Durham schoolgirl and former Bishop of Jarrow's daughter". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
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  11. ^ "Trust Board Minutes December 2005" (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Amanda Pritchard named new head of NHS England". Financial Times. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Amanda Pritchard". www.hfma.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Chief Executive set for new challenge—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust". www.chelwest.nhs.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  15. ^ 2021-07-06T01:01:00+01:00. "Daily Insight: Making the cut". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Amanda Pritchard due to be confirmed as NHS chief executive". National Health Executive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. ^ Malnick, Edward (10 July 2021). "Sajid Javid: tax rise could be 'practical and obvious' solution to social care crisis". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. ^ "NHS England » Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive". NHS England. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. ^ West, Dave (4 August 2021). "NHSE names interim chief operating officer". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  20. ^ "NHS Executive Group". NHS England. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  21. ^ "NHS Improvement Board members". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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