NHS England Chief Executive Officer
Sir Jim Mackey
Biography
Sir Jim Mackey took up the post of Chief Executive Officer at NHS England on 1 April 2025.
From September 2021 to March 2025, Jim was National Director of Elective Recovery at NHS England. From January 2024 to March 2025, he was Chief Executive of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He was also Chair of the NHS Customer Board for Procurement and Supply but stood down on taking up this post at NHS England.
From 2003 to 2023, Jim was Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, during which time (2015 to 2017) he was Chief Executive of NHS Improvement, on secondment.
He was knighted in 2019 for services to healthcare.
Previous roles in government
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Chief Executive, NHS Improvement