The next Chief Executive of the NHS in Wales will be Jacqueline
Totterdell, currently the Group Chief Executive Officer, St
George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health
Group.
Jacqueline will succeed the current Chief Executive, Judith
Paget, who is taking up a new role as Director General for
Strategy within Welsh Government to strengthen strategic planning
and delivery as the organisation enters a period of significant
change.
Health Secretary said:
“I would like to thank Judith for her four years as Chief
Executive of NHS Wales and for the leadership she has provided to
NHS Wales and the Welsh Government's Health, Social Care and
Early Years Department through the pandemic and its aftermath.
Judith has been at the helm during an extraordinary period for
the NHS, and I wish her all the best for her new role.
“I am very pleased that Jacqueline Totterdell will be joining us,
bringing with her a wealth of experience in the healthcare sector
and an impressive track record at St George's.
“I look forward to working with Jacqueline as we focus on
delivery and improvement and help the NHS adapt for the future.
This includes building on the progress we're making in Wales on
waiting times, and to go further, to deliver the faster access to
treatment that people in Wales want.”
Jacqueline said:
“After a long career in the NHS, having the opportunity to lead
health and social care services in Wales is something very
special. Joined-up services that achieve better outcomes for the
citizens and communities we serve is a vision that most of us who
work in the public sector aspire to. Being able to improve
services on a whole-country level is what attracted me to this
role and I'm really looking forward to working with everyone to
make a real difference for people in Wales.”
Notes to editors
Jacqueline Totterdell is expected to begin in post as Chief
Executive, NHS Wales and Director General for Health, Social Care
and Early Years before the end of September. Until then, Judith
Paget will continue in post before taking up her new role as
Director General – Strategy for Welsh Government.
