NHS England has announced the executive team, named the NHS Transformation Executive Team, who will replace the NHS England Executive Group to lead the organisation’s transition into the Department of Health and Social Care.

All colleagues will been in post on 1st April 2025 except for the deputy chief executive officer.

The new team is to be drawn from the existing executive and wider NHS on secondment, and each member has been appointment following discussion with the secretary of state, Department of Health and Social Care senior officials, incoming chair Dr Penny Dash, and NHS England’s Board.

All appointments are subject to the approval of the Board.

The new team will no longer have a chief operating officer and a chief delivery officer. Instead, the new team will have two co-medical directors, alongside new posts — a financial reset and accountability director and elective care, cancer and diagnostics director.

Professor Stephen Powis will remain as national medical director until early July and will work alongside Meghana Pandit and Claire Fuller over the next few weeks to finalise arrangements for the medical directorate.

Regional directors will report to Jim Mackey as chief executive, as will Navina Evans (chief workforce, training and education officer) and Chris Hopson (chief strategy officer), and a new substantive chief digital officer will be recruited shortly.

For the full overview of the team, click here.