Amanda Pritchard
Official portrait, c. 2021
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
Parent
EducationDurham Johnston Comprehensive School
Alma materSt Anne's College, Oxford
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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 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.[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] From 2005 to 2006, Pritchard served as the health team leader of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit under Tony Blair,[11] before returning to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2006 as deputy chief executive, aged 29.[3][8][12] 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.[11]

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,[13] she led it operationally through COVID-19, the vaccine rollout, and its recovery, including service transformation, digitisation, and patient care improvements.[14]

Long seen as the frontrunner to replace Simon Stevens as CEO of the NHS,[15] 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.[16] On 3 August 2021[17][18] she was replaced as CEO of NHS Improvement by Stephen Powis on an interim basis.[19]

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.[20]

References

  1. 1 2 "Amanda Pritchard". NHS Improvement. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS' COO and Chief Executive of NHS Improvement". Hospital Times. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS' Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive of NHS Improvement" (Press release). NHS England. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Speakers | Amanda Pritchard". Healthcare Financial Management Association. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 "CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE SCHOOLS' MACE". English-Speaking Union. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive". Oxfordshire CCG (Press release). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Amanda Pritchard | Chief Operating Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement". Healthcare Financial Management Association. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Amanda Pritchard | Chief Operating Officer, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Trust Board Minutes December 2005" (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2011.
  11. 1 2 Neville, Sarah (28 July 2021). "Amanda Pritchard named new head of NHS England". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Chief Executive set for new challenge". Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Press release). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Daily Insight: Making the cut". Health Service Journal. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  14. ↑ Jackson, Jasmine (28 July 2021). "Amanda Pritchard due to be confirmed as NHS chief executive". National Health Executive. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive". NHS England (Press release). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  17. ↑ West, Dave (4 August 2021). "NHSE names interim chief operating officer". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  18. ↑ "About us | NHS executive group". NHS England. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  19. ↑ "Board members". NHS England. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  20. ↑ "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.
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