Joanne Shaw

Appointed 2020. Joanne Shaw is a qualified accountant with a broad commercial, public and third sector background. As past Chair of NHS Direct, she has a particular interest in the use of mobile and digital channels for health and medicines, and the changing relationship between individuals, their own health and their health care providers.  She is currently a director of Vitality, the shared value insurance provider and Chair Designate (from November 2021) of the Royal College of Paediatrics &Child Health. She has chaired the Audit and Risk Committees of NHS England, the National Audit Office and the Money Advice Service. Past non-executive positions include Deputy Chair of Nuffield Health and Chair of the British Equestrian Federation.