Who we are
The Appointments Commission is the independent organisation responsible, on behalf of the Secretary of State, for appointing chairs and non-executive directors to the following NHS organisations:
- Strategic Health Authorities
- Primary Care Trusts
- Ambulance Trusts
- Mental Health Trusts
- Hospital Trusts
- Department of Health Arms Length Bodies
We also recruit members to Department of Health Advisory Bodies and provide non-executive recruitment services for Foundation Trusts and to the boards of public bodies across central Government.
We ensure that the public appointment process is open, fair and impartial and that appointments are based solely on merit. The majority of appointments we make are regulated by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA).
The Commission was established in 2001, and is based in Leeds. We are governed by a board of directors which is directly accountable to the Department of Health.