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Claire Murdoch named new NHS National Mental Health Director
Claire Murdoch has been appointed by Simon Stevens, chief of NHS England, as the new NHS National Mental Health Director.
Murdoch has been a registered mental health nurse for 34 years and is currently the chief executive of Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL), one of the largest integrated community and mental health trusts in the country.
She will play a key role in leading the implementation of a recent report published by NHS England’s independent Mental Health Taskforce, which sets out a vision for improving mental heath services over the coming five years.
Simon Stevens said: “Having now developed clear and widely supported strategies for improving mental health, cancer, learning disabilities and other key services, in 2016/17 NHS England’s focus is now shifting to their practical implementation and delivery. Claire’s appointment – as one of the most respected and seasoned operational leaders in mental health – creates exactly the right energy and drive to kick start this process.”
Claire Murdoch said: “I have a passion for community and mental health services and the essential partnership working that goes with it, above all alongside those who use services. There’s an important vision set out in the Taskforce report and I look forward to working with Paul Farmer and others on implementation. I have seen great commitment from Simon Stevens for better mental health so this is the right time to work with him and my first class colleagues at NHS England to deliver improvements. I have lived through one revolution in mental health care, when the old asylums closed and have been privileged to be part of many advances since that time. It’s now time to press ahead with the next generation of improvement. I can’t remember a time of either greater challenge or opportunity. This is both a little daunting and very exciting.”
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