Our governance

The Independent Reconfiguration Panel provides independent advice to the government about reconfigurations and changes to NHS services in England.


The Independent Reconfiguration Panel members are made up of senior clinicians, NHS managers and lay representatives, with wide-ranging skills, knowledge and expertise, including an understanding of the difficult trade-offs involved in complex service change and a commitment to integrity and the principles of public service.

Public appointments are made on merit by ministers following a fair and open competition process which is conducted in accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments.

Chair

  • Professor Sir Norman Williams MS FRCS FMed Sci FRCP FRCP(Edin) FRCA FDS(Hon) FACS(Hon) FRCSI(Hon) FRCSEd(Hon) DScLeeds(Hon)

Members

Clinical members

  • Dr Rajesh Khanna
  • Professor Anthony Schapira
  • Dr Miles Wagstaff
  • Dr Elaine Strachan-Hall
  • Mark Cheetham

Managerial members

  • Professor Simon Brake
  • Ann Lloyd CBE
  • Angela McNab
  • David Stout
  • Angela Young

Lay members

  • Dr Suzy Walton
  • Tansi Harper
  • Graham Jagger
  • Luke March
  • Rohan Sivanandan

Declarations of interest

IRP members are asked to declare publicly any interests which may conflict with their role.

Corporate governance

Meeting minutes

The Panel aims to meet around six times per year and more frequently as required.

IRP meeting minutes 10 September 2024

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IRP meeting minutes 9 July 2024 (PDF, 140 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 14 May 2024 (PDF, 110 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 12 March 2024 (PDF, 106 KB, 2 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 30 January 2024 (PDF, 122 KB, 3 pages)
IRP meeting minutes 14 November 2023 (PDF, 122 KB, 3 pages)