
The King’s Fund’s Anna Dixon joins Department of Health
pharmafile | February 27, 2013 | Appointment | Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing | Dixon, NHS, king’s fund
Director of Policy at The King’s Fund Dr Anna Dixon will be joining the Department of Health in early May to take up the position of director of Quality and Strategy, and chief analyst.
Dixon has been with The King’s Fund for more than six years and has previously worked for the Department of Health within the Strategy Unit.
Una O’Brien, permanent secretary at the Department of Health said: “I am delighted that Anna is returning to the Department as our new director of Strategy. At a time of great change for the Department, Anna brings expert insight in to a wide range of health and care policy. I look forward to working closely with her.”
Dixon added: “I am delighted to be taking up this new role at the Department of Health at such a critical point when many organisations are taking on new responsibilities in the NHS and public health system.”
Dixon has conducted research and published widely on healthcare funding and policy. She has given lectures on a range of topics including UK health system reform and patient choice. She was previously a lecturer in European Health Policy at the London School of Economics and was awarded the Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowship in Health Care Policy in 2005–6.
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