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Niall Dickson
Journalist and health executive
Niall Forbes Ross Dickson CBE (born 5 November 1953) was appointed chair of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust in April 2021. He was chief executive of the NHS Confederation, between February 2017 [1] and October 2020.[2]
Between 2010 and 2016 he served as chief executive and registrar of the General Medical Council (GMC),[3] and led the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) until 2016.[3] Previously, Dickson worked as chief executive of the King’s Fund, from 2004 to 2009, after a career in journalism.[3]