�The new leadership squad to take forward the Government's flagship
health IT programme was announced by the Department of Health.
Christine Connelly will be the first Chief Information Officer for
Health and will focus on development and delivering the Department's
overall information strategy and integrating leaders across the
NHS and associated bodies including NHS Connecting for Health and the
Information Centre.
Martin Bellamy will be the Director of Programme and System Delivery.
He testament lead NHS Connecting for Health and focus on enhancing
partnerships with and within the NHS.
Their appointments trace the strategic refocusing of IT leadership
as part of the Health Informatics Review into how information can be
better used across the Department and NHS.
NHS Chief Executive, David Nicholson said:
"I am delighted that Christine and Martin have accepted these key
posts. Together they convey a largeness of skills and experience that
volition be invaluable as we continue the roll out of new and innovational
systems that are serving NHS staff to translate the services they
cater for patients.
"The creative activity of these two roles enhances both the strategic
management of information in the health and social care system and
the delivery of NHS Connecting for Health."
Christine Connelly said:
"I am delighted to be joining such a strong team and am look
forward to getting started in September."
Martin Bellamy said:
"I am very much looking for forward to working with colleagues from
across the NHS to continue the delivery of the National Programme for
IT. Much has already been achieved by this strategically important
programme simply what excites me to the highest degree about my new function is the potential
to deliver substantial further benefits both to patients and to staff
in the NHS."
Christine and Martin are due to rent up their positions on Monday 22
September 2008.
1. Christine Connelly has most latterly been working as an
independent advisor. Previously she was Chief Information Officer
at Cadbury Schweppes PLC with aim control of all IT operations and
projects. Christine spent over 20 days of her career at BP PLC
where more than recent roles included Chief of Staff for Gas, Power and
Renewables, and Head of IT for both the upstream and downstream
business.
2. Martin Bellamy has worked for the Department for Work and Pensions
since 2003. His main role has been as CIO of the Pension Service. He
has too held the positions of Group Applications Director in
Corporate IT, and as Senior Responsible Officer for Information
Management in the DWP Change Programme. Martin was previously a
partner with KPMG Consulting in London, and has besides worked in
Reuters where his roles included Head of Real Time Technology and
Director of News Products Development.
3. Gordon Hextall is expected to continue in his role as Chief
Operating Officer at NHS Connecting for Health.
Department of Health, UK
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