Sunday 3 July 2022 02:30 AM Health secretary Sajid Javid scraps NHS Chief People Officer role in bid to ... trends now

Sunday 3 July 2022 02:30 AM Health secretary Sajid Javid scraps NHS Chief People Officer role in bid to ... trends now
Sunday 3 July 2022 02:30 AM Health secretary Sajid Javid scraps NHS Chief People Officer role in bid to ... trends now

Sunday 3 July 2022 02:30 AM Health secretary Sajid Javid scraps NHS Chief People Officer role in bid to ... trends now

Health secretary Sajid Javid scraps NHS Chief People Officer role in bid to save £200,000 a year as he declares war on waste NHS England was paying Prerana Issar £230,000 to be its Chief People Officer That was £35,000 more than Sir Simon Stevens, who helped recruit Ms Issar Now the role, renamed Chief Workforce Officer, is to be taken on by psychiatrist Dr Navina Evans

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Health Secretary Sajid Javid is scrapping a top NHS post with an ‘inflated’ £230,000 salary as part of a new salvo in his war on waste.

The Mail on Sunday revealed last September how NHS England was paying former Unilever executive Prerana Issar £230,000 a year to be its Chief People Officer.

That was £35,000 more than former NHS boss Sir Simon Stevens, who helped recruit her to the NHS position in April 2019. Her salary was also half as much again as the Prime Minister’s.

At the time, Sir Simon said the newly created NHS post was vital in ‘promoting flexibility, well-being and career development, and redoubling our efforts to address discrimination, violence, bullying and harassment’.

Ms Issar’s concerns included diversity issues and she frequently tweeted about matters such as the NHS’s Workforce Race Equality Standard, Pride events and transgender rights. 

Health Secretary Sajid Javid (above) is scrapping a top NHS post with an ¿inflated¿ £230,000 salary as part of a new salvo in his war on waste

Health Secretary Sajid Javid (above) is scrapping a top NHS post with an ‘inflated’ £230,000 salary as part of a new salvo in his war on waste

But four months ago she announced she was stepping down due to ‘Covid-related illness’.

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