Ian Carruthers

Sir Ian Carruthers
Chancellor of the University of the West of England
Assumed office
18 July 2011
Preceded byElizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss
Interim Chief Executive of NHS England
In office
7 March 2006 – September 2006
Preceded bySir Nigel Crisp
Succeeded byDavid Nicholson
Personal details
Born
Ian James Carruthers
Children2

Sir Ian James Carruthers OBE is a British healthcare and academic administrator who was senior director for the National Health Service (NHS). Having first joined the NHS in 1969 as an administrator at Garlands Hospital, Carlisle, he rose through a career which included six months as the interim Chief Executive of the NHS in England during 2006.[1] He has been the Chancellor of the University of the West of England since 2011.

  1. ^ Carvel, John (14 June 2006). "Interview: Sir Ian Carruthers – The steady hand". The Guardian.