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DHSC public appointments: 2026 to 2027

Non-executive appointments to the Department of Health and Social Care's public bodies and committees from April 2026 to March 2027.

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Published:
20 April 2026
Last updated:
621 OctoberSeptember 2026
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Appointments made April 2026

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The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care appoints the appointmentchairs and other non-executive members of the chairfollowing bodies:

  • Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (chair and 3medical membersdirector only)
  • Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (chair only)
  • British Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • Care Quality Commission (including Healthwatch England chair)
  • Commission on Human Medicines
  • Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
  • Food Standards Agency
  • Health Research Authority
  • Health Services Safety Investigations Body
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
  • Human Tissue Authority
  • Independent Reconfiguration Panel
  • Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • NHS Blood and Transplant
  • NHS Business Services Authority
  • NHS Counter Fraud Authority 
  • NHS England
  • NHS Pay Review Body.Body (chair is appointed by the Prime Minister)
  • NHS Pensions Board (chair only)
  • NHS Resolution
  • Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (chair only)
  • Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (chair is appointed by the Prime Minister)
  • UK Health Security Agency

The Secretary of State is also responsible for appointing:

  • the National Data Guardian
  • the Patient Safety Commissioner
  • non-executive members of the Department of Health and Social Care’s departmental board

For further information on public appointments, contact appointments.team@dhsc.gov.uk.

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Published 20 April 2026
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  1. Added details of: the re-appointment of the chair and 4 non-executive directors of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), and the re-appointment of the chair and non-executive director of the HSSIB Audit and Risk Assurance Committee; the appointment of 3 non-executive directors of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority; and the appointment of 5 commissioners of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) and the re-appointment of 8 further commissioners of CHM.

  3. Added details of the appointment of the chair of the Care Quality Commission.

  5. Updated with extension of 2 Independent Reconfiguration Panel member appointments.

  7. Added details of the re-appointment of the interim chair of the NHS Pay Review Body.

  9. Added details of the appointment of non-executive directors for NHS Blood and Transplant, and the re-appointment of non-executive directors and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the NHS Business Services Authority.

  11. Added details of the appointment of the chair of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission.

  13. Added details of the appointment of the chair of the Care Quality Commission.

  15. Added details of the appointment of the interim chair of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

  17. Added details of the appointment of the interim chair of the Care Quality Commission, medical director of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards and non-executive director of the Health Research Authority.

  19. Added details of the appointment of the chair of Healthwatch England and of non-executive directors of the Care Quality Commission.

  21. Added details of the re-appointment of non-executive directors and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).

  23. First published.

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Appointments made April 2026 to March 2027

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Details

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care appoints the chairs and other non-executive members of the following bodies:

  • Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards (chair and medical director only)
  • Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (chair only)
  • British Pharmacopoeia Commission
  • Care Quality Commission (including Healthwatch England chair)
  • Commission on Human Medicines
  • Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment
  • Food Standards Agency
  • Health Research Authority
  • Health Services Safety Investigations Body
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
  • Human Tissue Authority
  • Independent Reconfiguration Panel
  • Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • NHS Blood and Transplant
  • NHS Business Services Authority
  • NHS Counter Fraud Authority 
  • NHS England
  • NHS Pay Review Body (chair is appointed by the Prime Minister)
  • NHS Pensions Board (chair only)
  • NHS Resolution
  • Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (chair only)
  • Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (chair is appointed by the Prime Minister)
  • UK Health Security Agency

The Secretary of State is also responsible for appointing:

  • the National Data Guardian
  • the Patient Safety Commissioner
  • non-executive members of the Department of Health and Social Care’s departmental board

For further information on public appointments, contact appointments.team@dhsc.gov.uk.

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Update history

2026-10-06 10:00
Added details of the appointment of the chair and 3 members of the NHS Pay Review Body.

2026-09-21 13:59
Added details of: the re-appointment of the chair and 4 non-executive directors of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), and the re-appointment of the chair and non-executive director of the HSSIB Audit and Risk Assurance Committee; the appointment of 3 non-executive directors of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority; and the appointment of 5 commissioners of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) and the re-appointment of 8 further commissioners of CHM.

2026-09-14 16:10
Added details of the appointment of the chair of the Care Quality Commission.

2026-08-21 11:00
Updated with extension of 2 Independent Reconfiguration Panel member appointments.

2026-07-16 15:59
Added details of the re-appointment of the interim chair of the NHS Pay Review Body.

2026-07-15 10:00
Added details of the appointment of non-executive directors for NHS Blood and Transplant, and the re-appointment of non-executive directors and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the NHS Business Services Authority.

2026-07-08 16:10
Added details of the appointment of the chair of the British Pharmacopoeia Commission.

2026-07-01 12:59
Added details of the appointment of the chair of the Care Quality Commission.

2026-06-05 14:57
Added details of the appointment of the interim chair of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.

2026-06-02 15:01
Added details of the appointment of the interim chair of the Care Quality Commission, medical director of the Advisory Committee on Clinical Impact Awards and non-executive director of the Health Research Authority.

2026-05-12 10:54
Added details of the appointment of the chair of Healthwatch England and of non-executive directors of the Care Quality Commission.

2026-05-01 09:30
Added details of the re-appointment of non-executive directors and chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT).

2026-04-20 09:30
First published.