NHS Confederation responds to news that Richard Meddings will stand down as NHS England chair

Responding to the news that Richard Meddings will stand down as chair of NHS England, Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Confederation, said:

“Our thanks go to Richard Meddings for his leadership of NHS England over the last three years.

“His experiences across both the public and private sectors have helped to steer the NHS both in the wake of the pandemic and during the waves of industrial action, and to guide his own organisation through its mergers with Health Education England and NHS Digital.

"He has helped oversee the much-needed NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and the establishment of integrated care boards as statutory bodies - both critical developments for the NHS.  

“With the scale of the challenges facing the NHS laid bare in the Darzi Review, we look forward to working with Richard’s successor and the rest of the NHS England leadership team to deliver the ambitious and transformational opportunity that the ten-year NHS plan will offer."