Dr Adrian Hayter joins NICE from the Royal College of General Practitioners bringing more than three decades of frontline clinical and national leadership experience to the role.
NICE announced the appointment of Dr Adrian Hayter as its new chief medical officer, bolstering the institute’s clinical leadership, following the appointment of CEO Professor Jonathan Benger earlier this year.
Dr Hayter brings more than three decades of frontline clinical and national leadership experience to the role, spanning general practice, NHS commissioning and national clinical leadership.
A practising GP at Runnymede Medical Practice, Dr Hayter will next year celebrate 30 years as a GP Partner, reflecting his longstanding commitment to primary care.
I am honoured to be joining NICE as chief medical officer at such a critical time for health and care. As a GP, I rely on NICE guidance every day to make sure my patients receive the best evidence-based care, from prescribing decisions to managing long-term conditions.
Dr Adrian Hayter, incoming Chief medical officer at NICE Said: “My ambition is to ensure NICE continues to drive innovation into the hands of clinicians and commissioners, delivering real improvements in health outcomes while making the best use of the resources available to the NHS.”
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I am delighted to welcome Adrian to NICE as our new chief medical officer. His breadth of experience, combining clinical practice and national leadership, makes him exceptionally well placed to help us deliver on our ambitions. Professor Jonathan Benger CBE, Chief Executive of NICE” Said:
Over the course of his career, Dr Hayter has held a series of significant leadership roles. He chaired the Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead Clinical Commissioning Group between 2013 and 2018, and in 2019 became the first GP to be appointed as National Clinical Director for Older People and Person-Centred Care by NHS England, a role he held throughout the Covid pandemic.
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