Our board
Board meeting dates
Details of board meetings can be found here.
Board members
Profiles of the Chair, Executive Directors and Non-executive Directors of the NHS Institute are summarised below.
Professor Tony Butterworth - Acting Chair of the board
Professor Tony Butterworth was appointed Acting Chair of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement following Dame Yve Buckland's departure in December 2011. Prof Butterworth holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Health Care Workforce Innovation at the University of Lincoln. He is a registered general and mental health nurse and has had an extensive career in Higher Education. He was Professor, Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Manchester and most recently he was WDC Chief Executive in the NHS East Midlands.
As a Non-executive Director of the NHS Institute since July 2005, Tony has been Chair of the Remuneration Committee, the lead Non-executive Director for the health professions and has worked to promote The Productive Series. He has also been a point of reference for the work stream on ‘Innovation and Improvement’ modules and has acted as a link with the University sector. He has supported the Safer Care programme and has helped to develop the NHS Institute’s Improvement Faculty.
As well as his work with the NHS Institute, Prof Butterworth is also Chair of the Foundation for Nursing Studies, Trustee to the charity Dementia UK and Visiting Professor to the University of Maribor in Slovenia and the University of Western Sydney, Australia.
Non-executive Directors
Professor Dame Carol Black - Non-executive Director
Dame Carol is the National Director for Health and Work, Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Chair of the Nuffield Trust. She joined the Board as a Non-Executive Director for a four year term on 15 February 2006 and was reappointed for a further four year terms in February 2010. She acts as an ambassador with key medical groups on behalf of the NHS Institute.
Mike Deegan CBE - Non-executive Director
Joe Liddane - Non-executive Director
Joe Liddane, a trained chartered accountant, brings over 30 years experience in financial advisory and management consultancy roles to the post and is currently Managing Director of Setanta Performance, a performance improvement company. He also has experience of the NHS in his role as Chair of the Whittington Hospital Trust. Joe is Chair of the NHS Institute's Audit and Risk Management Committee.
Noorzaman Rashid - Non-executive Director
Noorzaman brings significant board level experience to the NHS Institute from across the public and private sectors. He has a deep understanding of the talent issues market and organisational transformation. His international consulting experience includes work in Russia, South Africa and Japan. Noorzaman is also a board member of the University of Middlesex, The British Edutrust Foundation and is Chair of the Public Services Management Network.
He has a background in government, having worked for the Local Government between 1988 and 1998, for the City of Bradford Council and Coventry City Council. Noorzaman is Chair of the NHS Institute Worldwide shadow board.
Richard Colley - Non-executive Director
Julian Nettel - Interim Managing Director
Rod Anthony - Acting Director of Corporate Services and Finance
Rod qualified as a chartered accountant in 1985 and following this worked for Reuters Plc and held a number of senior financial roles at Glaxo Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. During his time at Glaxo, Rod spend 12 months on secondment to NW Thames Regional Health Authority, working on the roll out of GP fundholding.
In 1995, Rod joined the Forensic Science Service (FSS) as Finance Director and led its transition to a government owned company.
Rod first worked with the NHS Institute in August 2007, setting up its international business and establishing a series of commercial pilots. He became Acting Director of Finance in August 2008 and took over responsibility for Corporate Services in November 2009. Rod is also Non-executive Director and Deputy Chair at Solihull Care Trust.
Dr Helen Bevan OBE - Chief of Service Transformation
Over the past 15 years Helen has led change initiatives at local and national level which have created improvements for millions of patients. Her current role is to keep NHS improvement knowledge fresh, relevant, impactful at the leading edge. She holds a first degree in social science, an MBA and a doctorate from Henley Management College.
Julian Denney - Director of Planning and Performance
Julian joined the NHS Institute in November 2005. He is responsible for business planning and strategy, performance and risk management, but also acts as the Company Secretary. He is the lead executive responsible for the NHS Institute’s international business and takes the lead on legal issues.
