Nick Samuels

A leading NHS board director and communications professional, Nick has more than 25 years’ experience in healthcare leadership, crisis management, transformation, public engagement and public affairs.

Specialising in developing communication functions and strategies, service change, and staff and public consultation, Nick has recently worked as Interim Director of Communications for Swansea Bay University Health Board and Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West NHS ICB.

He has held previous roles as Executive Director of Strategy, Communications and Policy for the Royal College of Physicians, Director of Communications for NHS Providers and Director of Communications for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. A former chairman of the Association for Healthcare Communications and Marketing, he is also an occasional writer for the Health Service Journal.