Paul Corrigan has accepted a direct ministerial appointment to the Department of Health and Social Care.

He will work closely with secretary of state for health and social care, Wes Streeting, to shape the government’s 10-year health plan and "provide independent scrutiny of its structure and implementation."

The government has committed to three strategic shifts in its mission for health: from hospital to community, from analogue to digital, and from treatment to prevention.

These ambitions have been long held in the health and care sector but have not, as yet, been successfully delivered. 

Streeting is bringing in additional experience to support the government to turn visions for better health services into successful delivery.

Corrigan has previously worked as a government adviser, and has undertaken several executive and non-executive roles across the health and care sector, including positions held at NHS London Strategic Health Authority, Care Quality Commission and Care City.

He joins the department to work on emerging policy and delivery issues.

The appointment is a paid role, which began on 11 July 2024 and is for a 12-month period with the possibility of extension. It is not a Civil Service appointment.