Who is Simon Stevens and what is the NHS England CEO’s salary?
SIMON Stevens has been the chief executive of NHS England since April 1, 2014.
He will be joining Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a press conference on Thursday, November 5.
Who is Simon Stevens?
Stevens was born in August 1966 in Birmingham and went to Balliol College, Oxford.
He is the son of a Baptist minister and a university administrator.
His friends at Balliol College ranged from Extinction Rebellion's Rupert Read to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Stevens later went to the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, where he received an MBA.
After university Stevens first worked in Guyana.
He then got a job as a healthcare manager both in the UK and internationally between 1988 and 1997.
He joined the NHS on the service's graduate management training scheme, which included work experience as a hospital porter.
He progressed from being a general manager for mental health services in North Tyneside and Northumberland and became group manager of Guy's and St Thomas's hospitals in London.
Stevens has acted as policy adviser to both Frank Dobson and Alan Milburn.
Between 2001 and 2004 he was health adviser to Tony Blair.
He was also Lambeth Borough Councillor for Angell Ward from May 7, 1998 until May 2, 2002
He was made the chief executive of NHS England in 2014.
What is Simon Stevens' salary?
He is believed to be paid around £195,000, according to reports.
When he took over as chief executive of the NHS he was offered a salary of £211,000-a-year.
However he took a voluntary 10 per cent pay cut meaning he started on a wage of £189,900.
