Amanda Pritchard

Amanda Kate Pritchard (born May 1976)[1] 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.[2][3][4]

Amanda Pritchard
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(s)
EducationDurham Johnston Comprehensive School
Alma materSt Anne's College, Oxford

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.[2][5]

Early and personal life

Pritchard was born in Somerset,[6] the daughter of John Pritchard, later a Church of England bishop.[7] She grew up in County Durham, attending Durham Johnston Comprehensive School.[6] She graduated from St Anne's College at the University of Oxford with a degree in modern history.[8][9]

Pritchard is married with three children.[5]

Career

Pritchard joined the NHS Management Training Scheme in 1997[4] and has worked for the NHS for her entire career.

In 2002, she became a manager at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[10][11][12][13] From 2005 to 2006, Pritchard served as the health team leader of the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit under Tony Blair,[14] before returning to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 2006 as deputy chief executive, aged 29.[4][15][16] 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.[14]

On 5 June 2019,[4] 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,[17] she led it operationally through COVID-19, the vaccine rollout, and its recovery, including service transformation, digitisation, and patient care improvements.[18]

Long seen as the frontrunner to replace Lord Stevens as CEO of the NHS,[19] 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.[20] On 3 August 2021[21][22] she was replaced as CEO of NHS Improvement by Stephen Powis on an interim basis.[23]

In November 2021, Pritchard was subject to criticism for claiming in a public address that hospital cases due to coronavirus disease were fourteen times higher than the statistics suggested. This was subsequently corrected on the basis that she was referring to previous erroneous figures.[24] On 14 December 2021 she joined the Prime Minister and Health Secretary in calling for volunteers to come forward to help with the COVID vaccine booster campaign.[25]

References
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  6. "Celebrating 60 years of the Schools' Mace". ESU. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. 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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  10. "Amanda Pritchard". www.hfma.org.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  11. "Amanda Pritchard". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  12. "Amanda Pritchard". LinkedIn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Trust Board Minutes December 2005" (PDF). Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2011.
  14. "Amanda Pritchard named new head of NHS England". Financial Times. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Amanda Pritchard". www.hfma.org.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. "Chief Executive set for new challenge—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust". www.chelwest.nhs.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  17. 2021-07-06T01:01:00+01:00. "Daily Insight: Making the cut". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  18. "Amanda Pritchard due to be confirmed as NHS chief executive". National Health Executive. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. 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.
  20. "NHS England » Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS Chief Executive". NHS England. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  21. West, Dave (4 August 2021). "NHSE names interim chief operating officer". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  22. "NHS Executive Group". NHS England. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  23. "NHS Improvement Board members". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  24. "Full Fact". www.fullfact.org. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  25. "Prime Minister and Head of the NHS call for volunteers to support National Booster Effort". GOV.UK. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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