Duncan Burton

Duncan Burton
Chief Nursing Officer for England
Assumed office
25 July 2024
Preceded byDame Ruth May
Personal details
ProfessionNurse

Duncan Burton is a British nurse. Since 2024 he has served as Chief Nursing Officer for England in NHS England.

Education

Burton has a bachelor's degree in Nursing and master's degree in Healthcare Practice.[1]

Career

Barton has been an NHS nurse for all of his career.[2] From 2014 to 2017, as Executive Director of Nursing and Patient Experience at the Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, he oversaw the Trust's dementia strategy.[2][3] As Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England, he led England's maternity and neonatal programme, nursing workforce policy and infection prevention and control. In this role, he implemented a Nursing International Recruitment Programme and Health Care Support Worker Recruitment Programme.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b International Recruitment in Community Nursing Conference. "Delegate Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b c England, N. H. S. "NHS England ยป Our leadership team".
  3. ^ Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. "Our Dementia Strategy" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2025.