NHS Choices is owned by the Department of Health. The site is governed by the NHS Choices Board and NHS Choices Operations Board, which watch over future developments, budgets and data quality of NHS Choices.
NHS Choices Board
The most senior governance board meets every two months at the Department of Health. It defines and manages the strategic direction and priorities of NHS Choices, responds to the Users’ Council, Clinical Information Advisory Group and escalates requests from the Operations Board. It is also responsible for approving yearly financial budgets and development plans.
NHS Choices Operations Board
Responsible for the day-to-day operations and developments of the NHS Choices service, Tim Donohoe, Director of Programmes and Operations, is the chair of this board. The Operations Board meets monthly and decides on the governance, management, future development and operations of NHS Choices within the strategy approved by the NHS Choices Board.
The Clinical Information Advisory Group
The Clinical Information Advisory Group (CIAG), chaired by Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, medical director of the NHS, is part of the overall governance of the NHS Choices delivery programme. The group is responsible for setting editorial and data quality standards for NHS Choices and for providing overall clinical governance for the service.
Clinical Information Advisory Group members:
- Professor Sir Bruce Keogh
Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director for England & CIAG Chair
- Charles Gutteridge
National Clinical Director for Informatics, NHS Net & CIAG Vice-Chair
- Bob Gann
Head of Strategy & Engagement, NHS Choices
- Paul Nuki
Chief Editor, NHS Choices
- Emma Doyle
Comparative Data Lead, NHS Choices
- Robert Cleary
Head of Data R&D, NHS Choices
- John Powell
Clinical Director, NHS Choices
- Heather Dawe
Clinical Indicators Programme Manager, NHS Information Centre
- Deborah El-Sayed
Programme Director, NHS Choices
- Mandy Williams
Clinical Content Assurance Lead - NHS Choices
- Dermot O'Riordan
Executive Medical Director & Consultant Surgeon, West Suffolk Hospital
- Andrew Spencer
National Clinical Lead for Hospital Specialties, NHS Information Centre
- Sally Brearley
Lay Member, National Quality Board
- Jane Moore
Director of Public Health at Coventry, NHS London
- Sian Rees
Clinical Lead, NHS Evidence, NICE
- Simon Eccles
Medical Director, NHS Connecting for Health
- Linda Patterson
Clinical Vice President, Royal College of Physicians
- Enid Povey
Associate Director Clinical Information and Development, NHS Direct
- Janet Hall
Council Member of Royal College of General Practitioners
- Hugh Griffiths
National Clinical Director for Mental Health in England, The Department of Health
- Arun Bhoopal
Statistician, Team Leader, National Quality Board
- Maureen Baker
Honorary Secretary, Royal College of General Practitioners
- Beth Murthy
Lay Member, Head of Information, MIND
- Geoff Roberson
BSc FCOptom Professional Adviser, Association of Optometrists
- John Varlow
Executive Director of Information Services - Interim, NHS Information Centre
- Julie Henderson
Programme Head for Clinical Analysis, NHS Information Centre
- Paul Kelly
General Dental Practitioner, British Dental Association
- Professor JG Williams
Professor for Health Services Research, Royal College of Physicians
- Victoria Hughes
National Clinical Lead for Nursing, NHS Connecting for Health
- Lisa Annaly
Head of QRP, Intelligence Directorate, Care Quality Commission
