Councillor Mary O'Connor has been appointed chairman of the London Health Commission.
Ms O'Connor last year led the London-wide scrutiny of Lord Darzi's proposals to reform the NHS in London.
She spent the first part of her career working as a nurse in London's Hillingdon Hospital, later becoming senior nurse manager at Ealing Hospital's accident and emergency department.
For more details, go to www.londonshealth.gov.uk
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