Prof David Croisdale-Appleby became Chair of Healthwatch England and joined CQC as a non-executive director in June 2023.
David is an academic, medical educationist and social reformer, and has held many leadership positions at organisations across the health and care sectors.
Until recently a non-executive director at Health Education England, David is the current chair of the Royal College of Physicians. He also chairs Durham University International Business School and DementiaUK.
His previous positions as chair have included at an NHS trust, the forensic science regulator and the UK-wide sector skills council for social care and social work.
