Duncan is Chief Nursing Officer for England and an Executive/National Director at NHS England. He is also the National Director responsible for infection prevention and control.

Prior to his appointment, Duncan held the post of Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England and led the maternity and neonatal programme and the children and young people’s transformation programme, as well as nursing workforce policy and infection prevention and control. He delivered the Nursing International Recruitment Programme, which ensured we met the 50k nurse commitment 6 months early, and the Healthcare Support Worker Recruitment Programme, which resulted in the highest number of healthcare support staff employed in the NHS on record.