Duncan Burton

Duncan Burton
Chief Nursing Officer for England
Incumbent
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.

Career

Barton has been an NHS nurse for all of his career. 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. 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.

References

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