Bob Ricketts CBE, Director of Commissioning Support Services & Market Development for NHS England since September 2012. Focus: developing and implementing two core strategies for NHS England – developing commissioning support services (published in June) and creating autonomous NHS Commissioning Support Units (provisionally to be published in December).
The focus of Bob’s previous Director roles within the Department of Health included developing the NHS Standard Contract, competition policy, patient choice and choice of any qualified provider, the social enterprise sector, Transforming Community Services, and commissioning and demand-side reform. Prior to that he had 20+ years’ experience in senior management roles within the NHS.
External interests include researching, writing and lecturing on local and postal history, and Cairn Terriers.
