Sir Hugh became Chair of the Board of Governors of the Health Foundation in November 2017.
Hugh was Chair of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust from 2011 until November 2022, and Interim Chair of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust from 2019 until November 2022.
Prior to these appointments he had a long and distinguished career in the civil service which included senior roles in the Department of Health and NHS Executive, the Cabinet Office and the Home Office. His most recent appointment before joining Guy's and St Thomas', was Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, from which he retired in July 2010.
Hugh is currently Chair of the Pharmacy Professional Leadership Advisory Board and a Trustee of Cicely Saunders International. He was the former Chair of the National Skills Academy for Health, and between 2011 and 2017 he was a Trustee of Macmillan Cancer Support and the Nuffield Trust.
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