Editor’s blog Friday 2 July 2010: The (incomplete) NHS Rich List 2010

Hooray for openness, with which the Coalition government has given us a high-earners list.

Basically, anyone pulling down more than PM David Cameron's £150,000 in Non-Departmental Public Bodies (quangos, in the old money) has been added to the highest-paid civil servants list published in early June.

No particular comment about this: we'd all like to earn as much as we can. But the people you want to ensure don't have long pockets and slight hands at the bar next time are:


Andy McKeon, MD Health, Audit Commission - £180,000 - £184,999

Cynthia Bower, CE, Care Quality Commission - £195,000 - £199,999

David Nicholson, chief executive, DH / NHS - £255,000 - £259,999 - includes a gross benefit in kind of £45-50k for a rented flat and associated expenses in London

Clare Chapman director-general of workforce - £220,000 - £224,999 - contractual bonus not included

Sir Liam Donaldson, chief medical officer (already out the door) - £205,000 - £209,999

Christine Connelly, chief information officer - £200,000 - £204,999

Gabriel Scally, regional director of public health, NHS South West (our friend and Sir Ian Carruthers’ stout defender) - £200,000 - £204,999

David Behan, director general of social care, local government and Carepartnerships (sic)- £180,000 - £184,999

David Salisbury, director of immunisation - £175,000 - £179,999

Lindsey Davies interim regional director of public health, NHS London and health adviser to the Greater London Authority - £165,000 - £169,999

Sir Hugh Taylor, permanent secretary DH (on his way out the door) - £155,000 - £159,999

Martin Bellamy ICT director, NHS Connecting For Health - £160,000 - £164,999

Duncan Selbie, on secondment to Royal Sussex County Hospital as CE - £180,000 - £184,999

Mr Justin McCracken, Health Protection Agency (HPA) - £210,000 - £214,999

Dr Nigel Lightfoot CBE, HPA - £205,000 - £209,999

Dr Biran McCloskey HPA - £170,000 - £174,999

Dr Noel Gill, HPA £170,000 - £174,999

Dr Harsh Duggal, £170,000 - £174,999

Dr John Simpson, HPA - £160,000 - £164,999

Dr Robert Spencer, HPA - £160,000 - £164,999

Dr Stephen Inglis, HPA - £155,000 - £159,999

Dr Kenneth Mutton, HPA - £155,000 - £159,999

David Bennett, interim CE, Monitor - £230,000 - £234,999

Stephen Hay, chief operating officer, Monitor - £180,000 - £184,999

Professor Michael Murphy of NHS Blood and Transplant  (NHSBT) - £195,000-£199,999

Dr Derwoon Pamphillon, NHSBT - £185,000-189,999

Dr Patricia Hewitt (who must get no end of name-related stick from colleagues), NHSBT - £180,000-£184,999

Ms Lynda Hamlyn, NHSBT - £180,000-£184,999

Dr Ruth Warwick, NHSBT - £175,000-£179,999

Dr Derek Norfolk, NHSBT - £175,000-£179,999

Dr Christopher Rudge, NHSBT - £160,000-£164,999

Nick Scholte, chief executive, NHS Business Services Authority - £160,000 - £164,999

Professor Bernard Crump, CE, NHS Institute - £165,000 - £169,999

Stephen Walker, CE, NHS Litigation Authority - £185,000 - £189,999

Tom Fothergill, director of finance, NHS Litigation Authority - £150,000 - £154,999

Neil Lloyd, CE, NHS Professionals – £230,000 - £234,999

Rob Clark, finance director, NHS Professionals - £175,000 - £179,999

Andrew Dillon, CE, NICE – £180,000 - £184,999

Fergus Macbeth, clinical practice centre director, NICE - £160,000 - £164,999

Peter Littlejohns, clinical and public health director, NICE - £170,000 - £174,999

Gillian Leng, deputy CE and chief operating officer, NICE - £150,000 - £154,999