National Director for Improvement Capability Building and Delivery; NHS England South East, England

National Director for Improvement Capability Building and Delivery in the national NHS (NHS England), on an interim basis. Programme Director for the national Delivery and Continuous Improvement Review, reporting into the NHS Chief Executive, Amanda Pritchard, and the NHS England Board in October 2022. Experienced senior leader in large-scale change, social enterprise and healthcare improvement, with professional experience across the private, public and political sectors. An Employment Law barrister by background. In her substantive role as the Director NHS Horizons, Kathryn directs and supports the co-design and delivery of national transformation programmes with a projected collective impact in excess of £1.5 billion. NHS Horizons’ work supports leaders at every level of the NHS system in their change efforts, as well as other health bodies (ALBs), government departments and leaders of change in healthcare systems globally.