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Dame Alwen Williams DBE was Chief Executive of the Barts Health NHS Trust in London, England.

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Career

Alwen Williams has worked within the National Health Service in England since 1980 in managerial roles.

Since 2004 she has been the Chief Executive of several NHS Trusts, starting with Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trusts, moving on to the East London and the City Alliance of Primary Care Trusts in 2009 then the NHS East London and the City in 2011. In 2013 she took a national role as director of delivery and development for the NHS Trust Development Authority. In October 2015 she became the chief executive of the Barts Health NHS Trust in London, [1] which had been placed in 'special measures' because of deficiencies. By 2020 she had led it so that most services were rated 'good' or 'outstanding' and the financial situation had stabilised. [2]

In March 2020, in an early and rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Williams led development of an additional 600 intensive care beds within four hospitals, changing to having out-patients seen remotely whenever possible and planning to use the 'Nightingale' hospital in the ExCel Conference Centre, London if further beds were necessary. As well as installing new equipment and some building work, this required re-training of some hospital staff. [3]

Honours

She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2009 [1] and promoted to Dame Commander of the same Order (DBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours for services to leadership in the NHS. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Alwen Williams CBE, Group Chief Executive Officer". Barts Health NHS Trust. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "New Year Honours 2021: High Awards". UK Gov Cabinet Office. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Lintern, Shaun (2 April 2020). "Coronavirus: Leading London hospital rushes to create 600 intensive care beds" . The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N8.
  5. ↑ Hartley, Laura (2020). "Frontline workers and charity volunteers among celebrities in New Year Honours list". WalesOnline. Retrieved 30 December 2020.


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