Jacqueline Docherty

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Dame Jacqueline Docherty DBE is a British nursing administrator and medical professional, who was Chief Executive of West Middlesex University Hospital in February 2009 until its merger with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, having previously served as Director of Nursing, Director of Operations and Deputy Chief Executive at King's College Hospital, London. [1]

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She was appointed Chief Executive Officer of London North West University Healthcsre NHS Trust in 2015, overseeing Northwick Park, St Marks, Central Middlesex and Ealing hospitals and a (dwindling) number of community services across Hillingdon, Harrow, Brent and Ealing.

She was appointed Deputy Director of Nursing at West Lothian NHS Trust prior to becoming a member of the Management Executive at the Department of Health, the Scottish Office for four years. Jacqueline's main areas of responsibility in the Scottish Office were in relation to Quality and Clinical Effectiveness and Audit. [ citation needed ]

Dame Jacqueline is a trustee of the King's Fund [2] and co-chair of the London Social Partnership Forum. [3]

Career

In 1996 Jacqueline Doherty joined King's College Hospital as Executive Director of Nursing. [4] She was also employed as an independent consultant to the Mexican Department of Health to support their Evidence Based Medicine programme, 1997–2000. [ citation needed ]

She accepted the position of Executive Director of Nursing at King's College Hospital in 2001, [4] [5] . In September 1999 Docherty was appointed as London Regional Champion to help support and implement the "Improving Working Lives" campaign.[ citation needed ] She was appointed Deputy Chief Executive of King's College Hospital in 2007. [4]

She served as chief executive at West Middlesex University Hospital from 2009-2015, [6] then joined the London North West Healthcare NHS Trust as chief executive. [7]

Honours

Docherty was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of her long career, during which she has nursed in Scotland, Bath and London and for her services to the NHS. [8]

References

  1. ↑ West Middlesex University Hospital website
  2. ↑ "Board of Trustees - the King's Fund". Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012. King's fund website
  3. ↑ "Contacts for Regional Social Partnership Forums". Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012. Social Partnership Forum website
  4. 1 2 3 NHS Trust (2019). London North West University Healthcare Annual Report 2018/2019 (PDF) (Report). NHS Trust. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "London North West Healthcare NHS Trust announces new Chief Executive". London Northwest University Health Care. 3 September 2018.[ permanent dead link ].
  6. ↑ "People moves". Health Service Journal. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ↑ Oliphant, Victoria (1 April 2015). "Hospital trust appoints new chief executive". Harrow Times. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Dame Jacqueline Docherty - Imperial College Health Partners". Imperial College Health Partners. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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