David Dalton

Sir David has been an NHS Chief Executive for 25 years, serving at Salford Royal - a CQC ‘outstanding’ trust and an accredited Global Digital Exemplar - for over 17 years. He was knighted in the 2014 New Year’s Honours for his services to Healthcare.

Sir David has led the development of new Local Care Organisations, comprising of integrated care services (hospital, community, primary and social care) across four localities, with the triple aim of improved population health outcomes, better user experience and reduced costs.

In 2016, he was invited to offer leadership to the Pennine Acute Trust which, together with Salford Royal, created the Northern Care Alliance, an NHS Group employing 17,500 people with an operating budget of £1.3 billion serving the needs of the localities of Salford, Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, and North Manchester.

During 2013, he was a member of the ‘Berwick Review Group’, which advised on patient safety improvements for England. In 2014, he advised the Secretary of State on the opportunities for providers of NHS care, including the publication of the ‘Dalton Review’ which recommended actions to assure the delivery of high-quality healthcare through sustainable organisations.

He is a Governor of The Health Foundation and a member of the Reform Advisory Board.