Sir James Mackey
Chief Executive Officer | NHS England
Sir James took up the post of Chief Executive Officer in April 2025. From September 2021 to March 2025, he was National Director of Elective Recovery at NHS England. And from January 2024 to March 2025, James was Chief Executive of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
James was also Chair of the NHS Customer Board for Procurement and Supply but stood down on taking up this post at NHS England. From 2003 to 2023, James was Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, during which time (2015 to 2017) he was Chief Executive of NHS Improvement on secondment. In 2019 he was knighted or services to healthcare.