- Alan Milburn has been appointed Lead Non-Executive Member of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Board of Directors.
- Mr. Milburn brings the highest level of experience to help transform health and care systems.
- The Government is determined to work with the experts who can provide the best advice to help rebuild the NHS fit for the future.
Alan Milburn has been appointed Lead Non-Executive Member of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Board of Directors.
The former health secretary has a track record of reducing NHS waiting lists and improving satisfaction levels.
The NHS is broken and it is the job of this Government to fix it and make our health service fit for the future. As part of this national mission, experts are being brought in to help shape policy, and NHS staff and patients are invited to share their experiences and ideas to transform the NHS on Change.NHS.gov.uk has been.
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As a former Secretary of State, Alan brings top-level experience in helping transform health and care systems.
Health and Human Services Secretary Wes Streeting said:
As Secretary of State, Alan led reforms that resulted in the lowest waiting times and highest patient satisfaction in the history of the NHS.
This government has inherited a broken health service with the longest waiting times and lowest patient satisfaction in history. I am delighted to welcome Alan to the departmental board to provide advice on how to get the NHS back on its feet.
His unique expertise and experience are invaluable and he has an excellent track record of providing better care to patients.
Alan Milburn, Lead Non-Executive Director, said:
I am delighted to have been appointed to this position.
I have worked in health policy for 30 years and have never seen the NHS in such dire straits. Major reforms will be needed to make it fit for the future.
I am confident that this Government has the right plan in place to transform the health service and the health of our people. We look forward to working with them to achieve that mission.
Due to the requirements of the role and his unique expertise and experience, Alan Milburn was appointed directly by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Secretary of State for Public Appointments and in accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments.
The Department of Health and Social Care would like to thank Samantha Jones for all her work and support as Non-Executive Director since February 2023.
Note to editor
- According to the Governance Code on Public Appointments, political activity is not a bar to appointment, but political activity in the past five years must be declared. Alan Milburn is a member of the Labor Party.
- Government non-executives serve as department officers and provide advice and bring an outside perspective to government department operations. They have no decision-making power.
- Alan Milburn was the Labor MP for Darlington from 1992 to 2010. He was Minister of Health from 1997 to 1998 and Minister of Health from 1999 to 2003.
