Richard Douglas CB, former Director-General of Finance and the NHS at the Department of Health has joined Incisive Health as Senior Counsel. Widely respected in 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and across government for his track record in controlling the £100 billion NHS budget for well over a decade, Douglas adds invaluable experience and expertise to the advice offered by Incisive Health’s 20-strong team of consultants.
In a Whitehall career spanning almost 40 years, Douglas worked in HM Customs and Excise, the National Audit Office and as Finance Director at National Savings in addition to three separate stints in the Department of Health, beginning in 1990. After serving as the Department of Health’s Deputy Director for Finance between 1996 and 1999, Richard became Whitehall’s youngest ever Director General in 2001, retiring in May 2015.
Bill Morgan, one of Incisive Health’s Founding Partners, said: “Richard Douglas is unique. There is no-one with a better idea of how the NHS will face up to its financial challenge than Richard, and there is no one who better understands the interplay between politics, policy and the NHS than him. He is the best person to help our team chart the future of the NHS and advise our clients on how they can play their part in it”.
Richard Douglas said: “Since leaving the Department of Health, I have had all kinds of offers to work with many excellent organisations. However, it is the premium Incisive Health places on really understanding how the NHS works which sets it apart and makes it the perfect fit for me. Incisive Health has an incredibly able team that is eager to learn, and which is focussed relentlessly on delivering great work for their clients, and I am very happy to be joining them.”