Niall Forbes Ross Dickson CBE (born 5 November 1953) was appointed chair of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust in April 2021.
[3] Previously, Dickson worked as chief executive of the King’s Fund, from 2004 to 2009, after a career in journalism.
[7] As social affairs editor he was responsible for around 80 journalists[5] and his producer was Laura Kuenssberg.
[8] In January 2010, he was appointed as Chief Executive and registrar of the General Medical Council.
[10] Dickson was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to patient safety.