Chris Dzikiti: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- Executive Director of Professional Practice at the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Quoted on
- Maternity & neonatal, NHS & care workforce/staffing, Adult social care & reform
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 7 Oct 2026
- First quoted
- 8 Sept 2026
“It's vital that midwifery and nursing students are prepared to deliver safe, equitable care from the moment they join the register. Introducing a new approach to proactive monitoring of education programmes is an important step in strengthening how we provide quality assurance and share best practice across the sector.”
What Chris Dzikiti has said
“Respect for patient confidentiality is one of the cornerstones of professional practice. People should be able to trust that the information they share with health and care services will be handled responsibly and only accessed when it is necessary for their care.”
Executive Director of Professional Practice at the Nursing and Midwifery Council · NHS & care workforce/staffing · 4 Oct 2026 · ‘Trust is built one decision at a time’ ↗
“We need a bigger, more robust workforce, enough beds to meet all needs, and appropriate support for staff so that they can provide personalised care”
Interim chief inspector of mental health at the CQC · NHS & care workforce/staffing · 30 Sept 2026 · Staff shortages continue to ‘negatively affect’ mental health act detainees ↗
“It's deeply disappointing to again be highlighting the same issues of overworked healthcare workers, unequal experiences, people being placed in inappropriate environments, and ultimately, people struggling to get the care they need.”
Interim Chief Inspector of Mental Health at the Care Quality Commission · NHS & care workforce/staffing · 30 Sept 2026 · CQC warns of mental health care delays and worsening inequalities ↗
“A robust, consistent workforce is essential to ensure staff are not burnt out and feel able to provide compassionate, personalised care”
interim chief inspector of mental health for the CQC · Adult social care & reform · 8 Sept 2026 · CQC survey suggests experiences of mental health care ‘improving’ ↗
Where Chris Dzikiti has been quoted
- Nursing courses to start being ‘graded’ by NMCnursingtimes.net · 7 Oct 2026
- ‘Trust is built one decision at a time’nursinginpractice.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Staff shortages continue to ‘negatively affect’ mental health act detaineesnursingtimes.net · 30 Sept 2026
- CQC warns of mental health care delays and worsening inequalitiesnationalhealthexecutive.com · 30 Sept 2026
- CQC survey suggests experiences of mental health care ‘improving’nursingtimes.net · 8 Sept 2026
Related media coverage
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