Management team

Management team

Our day to day work is carried out by a small staff, led by a Management Team.

Harry Cayton is our Chief Executive. 

Our staff are divided into three teams:

• Scrutiny and Quality
• Policy, Research and External Relations
• Governance and Operations

Scrutiny and Quality

Tim Bailey is Acting Director of Scrutiny and Quality. The Scrutiny and Quality team is responsible for scrutinising the work of the regulatory bodies. They do this through the performance review, reviewing final fitness to practice decisions, auditing the initial stages of the fitness to practise process and consideration of complaints about regulators. Through this work, they identify and share good practice amongst the regulators.

Policy, Research and External Relations (PRER)

Christine Braithwaite is the Director of Policy and External Relations. The PRER team is responsible for providing expert advice to the Secretary of State and health ministers in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales about the regulation of health professions. Through consulting with the UK government and those in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, they aim to improve national and international policy on health professions regulation. They also take the lead for ensuring the involvement of patients and the public in our work.

Christine Braithwaite was previously Head of Investigations and Enforcement at the Care Quality Commission and headed the Healthcare Commission’s healthcare infection inspection programme. She also worked for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

Governance and Operations

Linda Allan is the Director of Governance and Operations. The Operations team is responsible for managing our financial requirements, ensuring that the necessary policies and procedures are in place to support staff and that we have effective governance structures in place.

Linda Allan previously held appointments as the Deputy Commissioner for Immigration Services and as a Member of the Police Complaints Authority.

Our organisational chart is available for review.

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  Harry Cayton

  Chief Executive
  Harry Cayton was appointed chief executive of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence in August 2007. He was formerly National Director for Patients & the Public at the Department of Health. From 1992 to 2003 he was chief executive of the Alzheimer’s Society and from 1981-1992 ...