DHSC: business appointment rules advice, April to June 2023
Published 19 October 2023
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Transparency information about outside appointments or employment taken up by former members of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) at SCS1 and SCS2 level and equivalents (including special advisers of equivalent standing).
Dr Louise Wood
Full name of applicant: Dr Louise Wood
Title of former Civil Service role: Director of CSA Group
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: 3 June 2022
New employer: Imperial College
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Independent Consultant (9 June 2023)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): the department supported the application based on the information provided with the following restrictions:
- no lobbying of DHSC, its executive agencies or the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to June 2024 (that is, 2 years post departure from the Civil Service)
- no involvement in bids relating to DHSC, its executive agencies or NIHR to June 2024 (that is, 2 years post departure from the Civil Service)
- a reminder that privileged information should not be used from the time of being in government to further interests outside government
This approval is based on this application and the detail contained within. Before accepting any further commissions for the independent consultancy and/or before extending or otherwise changing the nature of any commissions, Louise will need to seek further advice from the department
Megan Bidder
Full name of applicant: Megan Bidder
Title of former Civil Service role: Deputy Director, Models of Care
Date left or retired from the Civil Service: awaiting date of resignation
New employer: NHS Resolution
New appointment or employment (including when taken up): Director of Safety and Learning (awaiting start date)
Department’s decision on application (including details of any waiting period or other conditions or restrictions applied): approved application unconditionally with the standard reminder that she should not use privileged information gained during her employment in government that would not normally shared with an arm’s length body for the benefit of her new employer.