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Sir Bruce Keogh, KBE
Sir Bruce has had a distinguished international career as a cardiac surgeon. He held the chair of Cardiac Surgery at University College London before being appointed Medical Director of the NHS and Director General in the Department of Health, a role that later transferred to NHS England. During this period (2007-18) he was close to the development and implementation of NHS policy with particular responsibility for clinical policy and strategy. He was the professional lead for doctors in the National Health Service with a focus on promoting quality, clinical leadership and innovation across the health NHS.
While in the In the Department of Health he was the Government sponsor for NICE, the Healthcare Commission and the National Patient Safety Agency. He has served on several boards including NHS England. He is currently Chair of the Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. He has been ranked as the most influential clinician in the NHS by the Health Services Journal and named as one of Britain’s 500 most influential people in the Sunday Times. He was knighted for services to medicine in 2003.
