Duncan Burton
British nurse administrator
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Duncan Burton is a British nurse. Since 2024 he has served as Chief Nursing Officer for England in NHS England.
Duncan Burton | |
|---|---|
| Chief Nursing Officer for England | |
| Assumed office 25 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Dame Ruth May |
| Personal details | |
| Profession | Nurse |
Education
Burton has a bachelor's degree in Nursing and master's degree in Healthcare Practice.[1]
Career
Barton has been an NHS nurse for all of his career.[2] From 2014 to 2017, as Executive Director of Nursing and Patient Experience at the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, he oversaw the Trust's dementia strategy.[2][3] As Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, he led England's maternity and neonatal programme, nursing workforce policy and infection prevention and control. In this role, he implemented a Nursing International Recruitment Programme and Health Care Support Worker Recruitment Programme.[1][2]