New DHSC-NHSE top team structure revealed

The top-team structure of the Department of Health and Social Care – as it takes over directly running the NHS – is being revealed to staff today.

The new arrangements will be introduced over the next few months, in preparation for NHS England being formally abolished in coming years.

There will be 13 director generals, plus five “national priority programmme” leads, and seven regional directors, who will have the status of DGs.

Several will report jointly to the DHSC permanent secretary, Samantha Jones, and to the NHS chief executive, Jim Mackey, who will take on the status of a permanent secretary in the department.

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Source: HSJ, 26 June 2025