The 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The judges

Co-chairs

• Alastair McLellan, editor, HSJ
• Habib Naqvi, chief executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory

The following judges attended the in-person judging session for this year’s Black, Asian and minority ethnic 50, held in July:

• Professor JS Bamrah, former chair, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• Daniel Elkeles, chief executive, NHS Providers
• Dr Henrietta Hughes, Patient Safety Commissioner
• Jacynth Ivey, non-executive director, University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust
• Nick Kituno, correspondent, HSJ
• Jacob Lant, chief executive, National Voices
• Anna Parry, managing director, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
• Bejoy Sebastian, president, RCN
• Professor Iqbal Singh, pro vice-chancellor, Institute of Medicine, University of Greater Manchester

Jagtar Singh, former chair, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust, was unable to make the judging but contributed comments.

Ms Ivey, Professor Singh and Mr Naqvi did not take part when they were considered for the top 50.

Criteria

The Black, Asian and minority ethnic 50 seeks to measure positive power and influence in the English NHS and health policy in the 12 months following the judging date (so in this case from July 2025 to June 2026).