Our governance

The IRP is a committee of experts who provide impartial specialist advice about proposals to change NHS services in England to support ministerial decisions.


The Independent Reconfiguration Panel (IRP) members are made up of senior clinicians, NHS managers and lay representatives, with wide-ranging skills, knowledge and expertise, including an understanding of the difficult trade-offs involved in complex service change and a commitment to integrity and the principles of public service.

Public appointments are made on merit by ministers following a fair and open competition process which is conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.

Chair

Professor Sir Norman Williams MS FRCS FMed Sci FRCP FRCP(Edin) FRCA FDS(Hon) FACS(Hon) FRCSI(Hon) FRCSEd(Hon) DScLeeds(Hon)

Members

Clinical members

The clinical members are:

  • Dr Rajesh Khanna
  • Professor Gordon Carlson CBE
  • Dr Rob Ghosh
  • Dr Elaine Strachan-Hall
  • Mark Cheetham

Managerial members

The managerial members are:

  • Professor Simon Brake
  • Ann Lloyd CBE
  • Angela McNab
  • David Stout
  • Andrea Young

Lay members

The lay members are:

  • Dr Suzy Walton
  • Tansi Harper
  • Graham Jagger
  • Kate Denham
  • Christine Morgan

Declarations of interest

IRP members are asked to declare publicly any interests which may conflict with their role.

Corporate governance

For information on IRP, see our:

Meeting minutes

The panel aims to meet around 4 times per year and more frequently as required.

IRP meeting minutes 8 July 2025

IRP meeting minutes 15 May 2025 (PDF, 107 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 11 March 2025 (PDF, 108 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 14 January 2025 (PDF, 106 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 12 November 2024 (PDF, 108 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 10 September 2024 (PDF, 104 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 9 July 2024 (PDF, 140 KB, 2 pages)