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Health Minister welcomes Interim Permanent Secretary appointment
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has welcomed the appointment of Mike Farrar as interim Permanent Secretary of the Department of Health.
Mr Farrar will take up his post in April, replacing the current Permanent Secretary Peter May, who is retiring from the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS). The announcement of Mr Farrar’s appointment was made earlier Interim Permanent Secretary for Department of Health announced | The Executive Office(external link opens in a new window / tab).
The Health Minister said:
“Mike Farrar has a long and impressive track record of health service leadership in the United Kingdom and brings considerable experience of healthcare systems in this country and overseas. This will be of great benefit as we tackle the tremendous challenges in health and social care in Northern Ireland.
“I have made clear my commitment to truly transforming our services, bringing more hope into healthcare and achieving better outcomes for patients. I am looking forward to working with Mike as he takes up this key role at a crucial time for the health and social care system.”
Paying tribute to Peter May, Minister Nesbitt said:
“I have often spoken of my admiration for Peter May whose wisdom, experience, integrity and leadership has proved invaluable during an extremely challenging period for our health and social care system.
“I know I speak for everyone who has worked with Peter in thanking him for his years of dedicated service, and not just in Health but across a range of Executive Departments and as a member of the Permanent Secretaries group. He is an extremely diligent and talented public servant, who has always been committed to building a better Northern Ireland for all our citizens.”
Health Minister welcomes Interim Permanent Secretary appointment | Department of Health
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