Giles Wilmore had a career as a History teacher before joining the Department of Health in 1997. His early career in the Department included working as a Ministerial private secretary and on a variety of policies linked to NHS planning, performance management, improvement and assessment. He has also been Head of the NHS Foundation Trust Unit, Director of System Management and Regulation and Director of Informatics Policy and Planning.
In 2009/10 he undertook a secondment as Director of Governance at NHS North Yorkshire and York. Giles’ last role in the Department of Health included responsibility for the NHS Outcomes Framework and the Government’s Information Strategy for health and social care. Giles joined NHS England as Director for Patient and Public Voice and Information in 2012.
