Jim Easton
Jim Easton has been an executive in the English NHS for over 20 years. He has had leadership roles in hospital services, regional management, mental health, service commissioning and policy development.
Jim is currently the National Director for Improvement and Efficiency for the NHS, responsible for driving measurable improvements in service quality and productivity through the system.
Prior to this he was Chief Executive of NHS South Central, responsible for all hospital, community, primary care and mental health services for 5 million people in the South of England. The Strategic Health Authority had a reputation for strong delivery on national requirements and for its focus on quality improvement, safety and clinical leadership.
Before that Jim was the Chief Executive of York Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The hospital had a top-performing excellent rating in the national performance assessment, was independently assessed as a top 40 UK Hospital four years in a row and was a national Safer Patients Initiative pilot site.
Quality and safety improvement is the central driver of Jim’s leadership. He has been a Board Member of the NHS Modernisation Agency, a Governor of the Health Foundation, and is a member of the NHS Leadership Council. He is the national sponsor for the work of the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
