Jo Lenaghan
Biography
Jo Lenaghan was appointed Interim Director General, People in November 2025.
Jo has more than 25 years’ experience in the NHS. Her experience has included working in the strategy teams as a strategic health authority Executive Director, Chief Adviser to Sir David Nicholson as Chief Executive of the NHS, followed by working as Director of Strategy and Workforce Planning at Health Education England.
Jo also worked in Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board for a year, where she worked with local leaders to create a strategy for the workforce, before being appointed as Director of Workforce Strategy and Planning in NHS England. In this role, she worked closely with DHSC to develop the people workstream of the 10 Year Health Plan.
Interim Director General, People
Responsibilities include:
- NHS workforce strategy
- policy and planning
- training and education