Director, Emergency Preparedness and Health Protection, Department of Health and Social Care

Policy Fellow, Centre for Science and Policy

Suzy is currently Director, Emergency Preparedness and Health Protection at the Department for Health and Social Care. Prior to this she led the Darzi independent investigation into the performance of the NHS, and spent three years at the Department for Education, leading Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) policy and strategy at Deputy Director and Director level. She also spent a number of years working on EU Exit for the Department of Health and Social Care and Cabinet Office, and has spent time working with Ministers in private office, on the Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry, Hillsborough and on local government and regional policy.