Gillian Leng

Gillian Catherine Leng CBE is a British health administrator and academic. She is the CEO of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), chair of the Guidelines International Network[1] and a visiting professor at King's College London.[2]

Gillian Leng

CBE
OccupationCEO, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Leng trained in medicine at the University of Leeds.[3] She worked on clinical trials and epidemiological research in Edinburgh, and in London as a consultant in public health medicine.[4]

Leng has long believed in the importance of evidence-based practice and has been involved in the Cochrane collaboration since its foundation.[5] Prior to becoming NICE's CEO in April 2020, Leng was responsible for the initial set up and running of NICE's clinical guidelines programme,[6] for establishing the NICE implementation function,[7] and for setting up NHS Evidence.[8] She was also responsible for a range of other functions, including the NICE accreditation programme,[9] guideline development in social care,[10] and the NICE programmes of indicators [11] and quality standards.[12]

Leng was appointed a CBE in the 2011 Birthday Honours. She enjoys gardening.[13]

References
  1. "About GIN". Guidelines International Network. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "Visiting Professors". King's College London. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "Guidance Executive - Who We Are". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  4. "Professor Gillian Leng CBE". medtech rising. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. "Professor Gillian Leng CBE". International Festival of Public Health. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. "NICE guidelines". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  7. "Implementing NICE guidance". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "Professor Gillian Leng CBE". International Festival of Public Health. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. "Accreditation". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  10. "Social Care". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  11. "Standards and Indicators". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  12. "How to use quality standards". National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  13. "Five minutes with ... Prof Gillian Leng, deputy chief executive of Nice | Healthcare Professionals Network". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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