Sir Keith was appointed as Chair of Health Education England in June 2012. He was previously Chair of the NHS Confederation and was responsible for co-chairing the Commission on improving dignity in care for older people.
Sir Keith has held Chair appointments in the NHS dating back to 1998 when he was appointed Chair of South Somerset Primary Care Group. He later became Chair of South Somerset PCT and was Chair of the Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire SHA prior to the merger in 2006. From 2006-2010, Keith was Chair of NHS East of England.
He is highly regarded for his healthcare expertise and knowledge gained through more than 30 years of working in the healthcare sector. Prior to coming to the NHS Keith worked with BUPA for seventeen years, five of which were based in Hong Kong as their Chief Executive. He moved on from BUPA to become Chief Executive of AON’s operations in Thailand and then in Singapore. Sir Keith was influential in developing the NHS Constitution. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Health from the University of Bradford in December 2014.
Outside Sir Keith’s work in the NHS, he is Honorary Commander of the USAF 501st Combat Support Wing. He is also Chair of the GMC UK Revalidation Programme Board. In 2011 Keith published his first novel, Children In Her Shadow.
Sir Keith has been a magistrate since 1999 and was knighted in 2010 for services to healthcare He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire in 2011.