' s ▁health ▁services ▁management ▁centre ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Str ategy ▁Unit ▁working ▁with ▁Alan ▁Mil burn ▁and ▁John ▁Re id ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" un rival led ▁in ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁dist il ▁and ▁synth es ise ▁complex ▁policy ▁develop ments ▁and ▁present ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁clear ▁and ▁dig est ible ▁manner ▁for ▁non - special ists " ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁frequently ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁chair ▁large ▁con ferences ▁on ▁health ▁policy ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁by ▁the ▁Health ▁Service ▁Journal ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 3 8 th ▁most ▁powerful ▁person ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁N HS ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁C BE ▁for ▁his ▁services . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁independent ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Cov entry ▁and ▁War wick shire ▁sust ain ability ▁and ▁transformation ▁partners hip ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Publications ▁Trans form ing ▁the ▁D elivery ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Social ▁Care : ▁The ▁Case ▁for ▁Fund amental ▁Change ▁with ▁Anna ▁D ixon ▁and ▁Be atrice ▁Bro oke , ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Commission ing ▁integrated ▁care ▁in ▁a ▁liber ated ▁N HS , ▁ 2 0 1