The leaders chosen to guide the government’s 10-year plan

Ministers are setting up seven groups to study policy “enabler” areas; and four “vision” groups. They will all inform the plan which is due to be published in May. 

Each group has a co-chair from the Department of Health and Social Care or NHS England and one who is from outside.

The “enabler” groups have been asked to report by February, while the “vision” groups must submit reports before Christmas to health and social care secretary Wes Streeting.

Membership of all the groups is not yet finalised. However, HSJ understands each will include representatives from DHSC/NHSE; patient or service user groups; clinicians; trust or system leaders; the third sector; and others organisations such as think tanks and universities.

Groups which have a co-leader from the DHSC will have a member from NHSE, and vice-versa, to ensure both are represented.

The co-chairs are:

‘Enabler’ groups

Accountability and oversight: DHSC director general for secondary care Matt Style; and West Yorkshire Integrated Care System CEO Rob Webster.

Digital: NHSE chief data and analytics officer Ming Tang; and Tim Ferris, former NHSE national director of transformation, primary care doctor and Harvard Medical School professor of medicine. 

Finance and contracting: NHSE chief finance officer Julian Kelly; and Bill McCarthy, governor of Leeds Trinity University, former national policy director and leader of NHS regional teams, trusts, and a city council.

Mobilisation/making it happen: Sally Warren, DHSC director general for the 10-year plan; and Joanna Killian, Local Government Association CEO.

People: Gavin Larner, DHSC workforce director; and Alison Griffin, London Councils CEO.

Physical infrastructure: Emily Curtis, DHSC director of capital; and Simon Linnett, former Bedfordshire Hospitals chair, and former Rothschild & Co adviser, including on NHS private finance initiative schemes.

Research, life sciences and innovation: Lord Ara Darzi; and NHSE national transformation director Vin Diwakar.

‘Vision’ groups

The “vision” groups are based on “I statements” taken from work by National Voices, the coalition of health and social care charities. The statements seek to summarise how patients and service users would like to be treated by services.

“I can stay healthy and manage my health in a way that works for me” (covering prevention and managing health conditions): Jeanelle de Gruchy, deputy chief medical officer, and joint lead for the Office for Health Improvement and Disparity; and Ravi Gurumurthy, chief executive, Nesta.

“I am treated in a fair and inclusive way, irrespective of who I am” (covering inequalities): NHSE inequalities director Professor Bola Owolabi; and Jacob Lant, National Voices CEO.

“I can access the high-quality and effective care I need, when and where I need it” (covering access): NHSE chief operating officer Dame Emily Lawson; and Louise Ansari, Healthwatch England CEO.

“My care is integrated around my needs and I am listened to” (covering person-centered care/multimorbidity): Professor Claire Fuller, a GP and NHSE national primary care medical director; and Caroline Abrahams, Age UK charity director.