The Lord Stevens of Birmingham | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 5 July 2021 Life peerage | |
| Chief Executive of NHS England | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 31 July 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Pritchard |
| Lambeth Borough Councillor for Angell Ward, Brixton | |
| In office 7 May 1998 – 2 May 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Simon Laurence Stevens 4 August 1966 Shard End, Birmingham, England |
| Political party | None (crossbencher) (2021–present) |
| Other political affiliations | None - previously Labour Party |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford (MA) University of Strathclyde (MBA) |
| Awards | Knight Bachelor |
Simon Laurence Stevens, Baron Stevens of Birmingham (born 4 August 1966) is Chair of Cancer Research UK[1] and an independent member of the House of Lords. He served as the eighth Chief Executive of NHS England from 2014 to 2021.[2]
He joined the NHS in 1988, and worked at the Department of Health and 10 Downing Street, as well as internationally, including in Guyana, Malawi, and in the United States. A former member of the Labour Party, Stevens was an elected councillor in Brixton in the London Borough of Lambeth from 1998 to 2002. He served as a senior executive at the UnitedHealth Group from 2004 to 2014, an American health care company. He was a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics from 2004 to 2008.
Stevens was appointed as Chief Executive of NHS England after a worldwide competitive search,[3] and served under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson. During his tenure as Chief Executive, Stevens was annually ranked the most influential person in UK health.[4][5]
Upon the announcement of his retirement as head of the NHS, he was hailed by the Health Service Journal as the most important figure in NHS history since Aneurin Bevan.[6] On 5 July 2021, he became a crossbench Member of the House of Lords[7] before stepping down from NHS England after seven years on 31 July 2021. He was succeeded by his deputy, Amanda Pritchard.[8]
- ^ Kituno2023-03-28T10:29:00, Nick. "New job for Simon Stevens". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "NHS England » NHS Chief Sir Simon Stevens to stand down this summer". england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Simon Stevens Appointed as new Chief Executive of NHS England" (Press release). NHS England. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "HSJ100 full list: Stevens tops table for fifth year". Health Service Journal. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ McLellan2019-06-17T05:02:00+01:00, Alastair. "Simon Stevens' exit strategy". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Stevens has been the most important figure in NHS history since Bevan". Health Service Journal. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Peerage for Sir Simon Stevens" (Press release). GOV.UK. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "NHS England boss Stevens to step down this summer". BBC News. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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