Managing Director of Health, The Audit Commission

Andy McKeon joined the Department of Health in 1976 after graduating from Cambridge University. He became a Departmental Board member as Director of Policy and Planning in 2002 with oversight of the Department of Health’s policy agenda for the reform and improvement of health and social care. This also included responsibility for target setting and for the associated planning and reporting systems. His post also covered all aspects of pharmaceuticals and pharmacy and the clinical and cost effective use of medicines in the NHS.

Andy joined the Audit Commission in September 2003 as Managing Director Health and is responsible for all the Commission’s work in the NHS and on health matters.