British healthcare official
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.
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[4]
Early and personal life
Pritchard was born in May 1976 in Somerset,
[5]
[6] the daughter of
John Pritchard , later a Church of England bishop.
[7] She grew up in
County Durham , attending
Durham Johnston Comprehensive School .
[5] She graduated from
St Anne's College at the
University of Oxford with a degree in modern history. Whilst a student, she served as the Librarian of
The Oxford Union .
[8]
Pritchard is married with three children.
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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 .
[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]
[9]
[13] 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.
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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,
[14] she led it operationally through COVID-19, the vaccine rollout, and its recovery, including service transformation, digitisation, and patient care improvements.
[15]
Long seen as the frontrunner to replace
Simon Stevens as CEO of the NHS,
[16] 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.
[17] On 3 August 2021
[18]
[19] she was replaced as CEO of NHS Improvement by
Stephen Powis on an interim basis.
[20]
On 14 December 2021 she joined Prime Minister
Boris Johnson and Health Secretary
Sajid Javid in calling for volunteers to come forward to help with the COVID vaccine booster campaign.
[21]
References
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"Amanda Pritchard" .
NHS Improvement . Archived from
the original on 14 May 2020.
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"Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS' COO and Chief Executive of NHS Improvement" . Hospital Times . 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS' Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive of NHS Improvement" (Press release).
NHS England . 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Speakers | Amanda Pritchard" .
Healthcare Financial Management Association . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE SCHOOLS' MACE" .
English-Speaking Union . 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
^ Sylvester, Rachel; Lay, Kat (13 January 2023).
" 'We've had 13,000 in hospital who didn't need to be there — they were fit': Amanda Pritchard interview" .
The Times . London. Retrieved 4 February 2024 .
^ Dickinson, Katie (28 July 2021).
"New NHS boss is ex Durham schoolgirl and former Bishop of Jarrow's daughter" .
Chronicle Live . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive" . Oxfordshire CCG (Press release). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Amanda Pritchard | Chief Operating Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement" . Healthcare Financial Management Association . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Amanda Pritchard | Chief Operating Officer, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust" .
Bloomberg News . Archived from
the original on 30 July 2021.
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"Trust Board Minutes December 2005" (PDF) . Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2011.
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b Neville, Sarah (28 July 2021).
"Amanda Pritchard named new head of NHS England" .
Financial Times . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Chief Executive set for new challenge" . Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Press release). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Daily Insight: Making the cut" .
Health Service Journal . 6 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
^ Jackson, Jasmine (28 July 2021).
"Amanda Pritchard due to be confirmed as NHS chief executive" . National Health Executive . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
^ Malnick, Edward (10 July 2021).
"Sajid Javid: tax rise could be 'practical and obvious' solution to social care crisis" .
The Daily Telegraph .
ISSN
0307-1235 . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive" . NHS England (Press release). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
^ West, Dave (4 August 2021).
"NHSE names interim chief operating officer" . Health Service Journal . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"About us | NHS executive group" . NHS England . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Board members" . NHS England . Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
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"Prime Minister and Head of the NHS call for volunteers to support National Booster Effort" .
gov.uk (Press release). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022 .
Commissioning
NHS trusts Management team
Chairman:
Lord Prior of Brampton
Chief Executive:
Amanda Pritchard
Chief Operating Officer:
David Sloman
National Director, Strategy and Innovation: Ian Dodge
National Director, Transformation and Corporate Development: Timothy Ferris
National Director, Chief Financial Officer: Julian Kelly
National Director, Specialised Commissioning: John Stewart
Professional leaders