Andy Williams, the chief executive of the body helping drive forward the NHS’s digital transformation will step down in 2017 after three years in the role. Mr Williams said “It was a difficult decision, but I am confident that NHS Digital will successfully deliver the personalised health and care agenda”. The body, which is responsible for NHS data, IT systems and information standards and was formerly known as the Health and Social Care Information Centre, has faced a bumpy road since its creation in 2013. From the outset, the team had to work under the shadow of the failed multi-billion-pound National Programme for Information Technology, which was meant to develop national infrastructure and electronic systems for patients but was shut down in 2011.

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