Dr Amanda Sullivan

Who Dr Amanda Sullivan is

Dr Amanda Sullivan is Chief Executive of the NHS Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) cluster, a role to which she was appointed by NHS England following the national clustering of East Midlands ICBs. She previously served as Chief Executive of NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB from July 2022, and before that as Accountable Officer for the Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG (2020–2022), overseeing the merger of six CCGs. Her NHS career spans almost four decades, beginning as a Staff Nurse in 1988 before she qualified as a Midwife and Consultant Midwife; she was awarded a PhD in 2001 for research investigating decision-making during pregnancy, and chaired a National Screening Committee working group that developed national standards for ultrasound consent in pregnancy. She has held senior Director of Nursing roles in primary care and acute trusts, and has been a proponent of integrated care, acting as Joint SRO of the Mid-Nottinghamshire Better Together Vanguard programme from 2014 to 2018.

References for this biography

1. 1.Appointment of Chief Executive Designate for new Integrated Care Board Cluster – NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB — Confirms Sullivan's appointment as CEO Designate for the East Midlands ICB cluster, her 37 years' NHS experience, and details of the appointment process.
2. 2.Our Board – NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB — Current role as cluster CEO, career history including CCG merger, Director of Nursing roles, and PhD details.
3. 3.Amanda Sullivan – Joined Up Care Derbyshire — Official Derby and Derbyshire ICB staff page confirming current role and career background including start as Staff Nurse in 1988.
4. 4.Meet our Board – NHS Lincolnshire ICB — Confirms Sullivan as CEO across all three clustered ICBs including Lincolnshire.
5. 5.Amanda Sullivan – NHS Confederation — Confirms PhD, National Screening Committee role, Vanguard SRO role, and midwifery textbook editing.
6. 6.Chief executive designate appointed for new East Midlands ICB cluster – Healthcare Management — Press coverage of ICB cluster appointment confirming role and background.
7. 7.General Enquiries – NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB — Confirms organisational address (Sir John Robinson House, Arnold, Nottingham, NG5 6DA) and press office email.

Notable achievements

• Appointed Chief Executive Designate of the East Midlands ICB cluster (Derby and Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire) by NHS England in September 2025. Source ↗
• Oversaw the merger of six Clinical Commissioning Groups into a single Nottingham and Nottinghamshire CCG as Accountable Officer (2020–2022). Source ↗
• Awarded a PhD in 2001 for research investigating decision-making during pregnancy, and chaired a National Screening Committee working group developing national standards for ultrasound consent in pregnancy. Source ↗
• Joint SRO of the Mid-Nottinghamshire Better Together Vanguard Primary and Acute Care System programme (2014–2018), an alliance model across health and local government. Source ↗

What Dr Amanda Sullivan has said

• “The investment would help to meet 'ever-growing demand'.”

  head of the ICB cluster including the city and county · GP access · 30 Sept 2026 · Derbyshire GP practice upgrades to create 82,000 appointments ↗

• “Our GP teams do an incredible job, so I am delighted to see major investment going into more and better facilities for patients and staff.”

  chief executive of the NHS's Integrated Care Boards in the East Midlands · GP access · 12 Aug 2026 · Patients to benefit from more GP appointments after key investments in Nottinghamshire ↗

Where Dr Amanda Sullivan has been quoted

1. 82,000 extra GP appointments a year in Derbyshire after major investmentderbytelegraph.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
2. Derbyshire GP practice upgrades to create 82,000 appointmentsbbc.com · 30 Sept 2026
3. Patients to benefit from more GP appointments after key investments in Nottinghamshirenewarkadvertiser.co.uk · 12 Aug 2026

Related media coverage

Recent UK press coverage of their topics — not necessarily citing them directly.

• Latest figures show improving access to timely care from GP practices across Hampshire and the Isle of WightLove Andover
• GP appointments in Hampshire and Isle of Wight rise by 11 per centBasingstoke Gazette
• Are blood test subscriptions an early warning or a waste of money?The Times

Contact & links

• Staff pagehttps://notts.icb.nhs.uk/about-us/our-icb-board/
• Staff pagehttps://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/derbyshire-integrated-care-board/icb-leadership-team/dr-amanda-sullivan/
• Press office emailnnicb-nn.comms@nhs.netpublished here ↗

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