NHS Direct has appointed an interim chief executive to replace Matt Tee, who left to become permanent secretary for government communications.
Paula Higson, currently NHS Direct chief operating officer, will take over the role on 1 January.
She was formerly director of the Border and Immigration Agency at the Home Office, before joining NHS Direct this May.
The chief executive of a large acute trust in the north west is set to leave at the end of March after accepting a job to run a hospital in Qatar.
The Care Quality Commission has appointed its first chief digital officer, who will have executive responsibility for transforming IT.
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