NICE appoints GP partner and former NHSE director as new chief medical officer
NICE has appointed a GP partner and former NHS England director as its new chief medical officer.
Dr Adrian Hayter has been a GP partner for almost 30 years and became the first GP to be appointed as national clinical director for older people and person-centred care by NHS England, a role he held throughout the Covid pandemic.
NICE said that as the NHS ‘shifts towards neighbourhood-based, person-centred care’, Dr Hayter’s combination of clinical experience and strategic leadership makes him ‘ideally placed’ to guide NICE through the next phase of its transformation.
Dr Hayter, who also chaired the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead CCG between 2013 and 2018, said: ‘As a GP, I rely on NICE guidance every day to make sure my patients receive the best evidence-based care, from prescribing decisions to managing long-term conditions.
‘I know first-hand how vital it is that NICE’s guidance is not only independent, but developed in a way that allows clinicians to deliver the best possible care, and I am committed to ensuring NICE continues to play its full part in a health system that must keep evolving to meet the needs of patients and the public.
‘My ambition is to ensure NICE continues to drive innovation into the hands of clinicians and commissioners, delivering real improvements in health outcomes while making the best use of the resources available to the NHS.’
Dr Hayter will be one of the speakers at the Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, launched by Pulse’s publisher Cogora in partnership with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), where he will be part of a session on joining forces for better medicines optimisation.
He is currently medical director for clinical policy at the RCGP, where he supported a network of GPs influencing the clinical policy agenda across the four nations. He will start at NICE next month, when he will leave his role at the RCGP.
NICE chief executive Professor Jonathan Benger said: ‘As NICE expands its role under the 10 Year Health Plan, our ability to deliver for patients will depend on the strength of our relationships with the royal colleges, professional bodies and our key system partners, including NHS England, the MHRA and the CQC.
‘Adrian’s ability to forge and sustain those relationships will be invaluable as we work together to get the best evidence-based care to patients fast, while ensuring value for the taxpayer.’
The Community Pharmacy and General Practice Conference, taking place at the National Conference Centre in Birmingham on 21-22 June, will bring over 1,000 primary care professionals together.
GPs, practice managers, community pharmacists, nurses, PCN and ICB leaders are invited the free, CPD-accredited event to discuss collaboration needed amid 10-year health plan ambitions. GPs can register for free here. Each conference day will open and close with plenary sessions, bringing the whole audience together.
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