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Amanda Pritchard
Official portrait, c. 2021
Chief Executive of NHS England
Incumbent
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
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Somerset
Children3
Parent
EducationDurham Johnston Comprehensive School
Alma materSt Anne's College, Oxford
Signature
Amanda Pritchard's voice
Pritchard speaks at a government press conference on the COVID-19 pandemic
Recorded 30 November 2021

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

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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.[4]

Career

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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.[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,[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]

The Labour Government elected in 2024 declared it had "full confidence" in Pritchard as head of the NHS.[22]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "Speakers | Amanda Pritchard". Healthcare Financial Management Association. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b "CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE SCHOOLS' MACE". English-Speaking Union. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive". Oxfordshire CCG (Press release). 30 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Amanda Pritchard | Chief Operating Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement". Healthcare Financial Management Association. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Amanda Pritchard | Chief Operating Officer, Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Trust Board Minutes December 2005" (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2011.
  12. ^ a b Neville, Sarah (28 July 2021). "Amanda Pritchard named new head of NHS England". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Chief Executive set for new challenge". Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Press release). 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Daily Insight: Making the cut". Health Service Journal. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  15. ^ Jackson, Jasmine (28 July 2021). "Amanda Pritchard due to be confirmed as NHS chief executive". National Health Executive. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive". NHS England (Press release). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  18. ^ West, Dave (4 August 2021). "NHSE names interim chief operating officer". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  19. ^ "About us | NHS executive group". NHS England. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Board members". NHS England. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Illman, James; McLellan2024-07-01T04:58:00, Alastair. "Exclusive: Streeting has 'total confidence' in Amanda Pritchard". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 17 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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