Sir James Mackey (born October 1966) is an executive in the UK NHS. He was chief executive of Newcastle Hospitals. He was formerly the chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, was appointed to be chief executive of NHS Improvement in October 2015[1] as a two-year secondment. He confirmed that he intended to return to Northumbria.[2] He resumed his post as Chief Executive at Northumbria Healthcare Trust in November 2017.

Early life and career

Mackey was born in October 1966 in Hebburn, South Tyneside, England.[3][4] He was educated at Hebburn Comprehensive School and then at New College, Durham.[4]

He is a qualified accountant.[5]

NHS career

Mackey joined the NHS in 1990.[5]

Job roles

Mackey's NHS roles have included

  • Director of Finance at North Tyneside Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Deputy Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Regional Director of Finance at the Regional Health Authority
  • Chief Operating Officer of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
  • Interim Chief Executive of Northumberland Care Trust
  • Chief Executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust[5]

In 2021, he was in the running to become the Chief Executive of NHS England to succeed Simon Stevens. However, Mackey was ruled out early in the process, along with Dido Harding, there was then a shortlist of candidates who included Tom Riordan, Mark Britnell and the ultimately successful Amanda Pritchard.[6]

In 2022 he acted to lead the elective recovery work for NHS England.[7]

In January 2024, Mackey took over as CEO of the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust.[8]

In February 2025 it was announced that Mackey would become the interim CEO of NHS England on 1 April.[9][10][11] His expected period of office is one or two years.[12]

Recognition

Mackey was rated by the Health Service Journal to be the seventh most influential person in the English NHS in 2015,[13] the third in 2016,[14] and the fifth in 2022.[7]

Honours

He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2019 New Years Honours List.[15]

References

  1. ^ "KPMG wins £1m contract to design NHS Improvement". Health Service Journal. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Mackey only in NHS Improvement job for two years". Health Service Journal. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. ^ "James MACKEY personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Mackey, Sir James, (born 11 Oct. 1966), National Director of Elective Recovery, NHS England, since 2021; Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, since 2024". Who's Who 2025. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  5. ^ a b c "Chief Executive, NHS Improvement Jim Mackey". Gov.uk. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. ^ Discombe, Matt (28 July 2021). "Amanda Pritchard appointed as NHS England chief executive". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "HSJ100: The most influential people in health". Health Service Journal. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Sir James Mackey". newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  9. ^ West, Dave; Anderson, Henry (25 February 2025). "Pritchard to step down as NHSE chief as Streeting reorganises centre". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  10. ^ Sir Jim Mackey (25 February 2025). "Announcement from Sir Jim Mackey". Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025. "While I am away, the Board has agreed that Rob Harrison, deputy chief executive will act as chief executive.
  11. ^ Campbell, Denis (6 March 2025). "Next boss of NHS England prepares purge of senior leadership team". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  12. ^ Serle, Jack (26 February 2025). "Mackey to lead NHSE for up to two years". Health Service Journal. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ^ "HSJ100 2015". Health Service Journal. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  14. ^ "HSJ100 2016: The list in full". Health Service Journal. 11 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  15. ^ Cabinet Office; Foreign & Commonwealth Office; Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021); Department for Education; Department for Health and Social Care; Home Office (31 December 2018). "New Year Honours list 2019" (PDF). gov.uk. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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