. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Medical ▁Director ▁for ▁Ac ute ▁Care ▁to ▁N HS ▁England . ▁ ▁In ▁that ▁role , ▁he ▁under to ok ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁England ’ s ▁ur gent ▁and ▁emer gency ▁care ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁current ▁N HS ▁England ▁role , ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁national ▁medical ▁o vers ight ▁of ▁ac ute ▁N HS ▁services ▁r anging ▁from ▁pre - h ospital ▁and ▁amb ul ance ▁services , ▁emer gency ▁depart ments , ▁emer gency ▁surg ery , ▁ac ute ▁medicine , ▁children ’ s ▁and ▁mat ern ity , ▁armed ▁forces , ▁and ▁health ▁and ▁justice ▁services ▁and ▁national ▁emer gency ▁prepared ness ▁and ▁major ▁inc idents . ▁He ▁is ▁now ▁leading ▁the ▁transformation ▁of ▁the ▁ur gent ▁and ▁emer gency ▁care ▁services ▁across ▁the ▁N HS ▁in ▁England ▁for ▁Sir ▁Bruce ▁Ke og h ▁( N HS ▁Medical ▁Director ). ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁unh appy ▁if ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁relatives ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁hospital ▁over ▁the ▁week end ▁– ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁consult ants . ▁He ▁said ▁patients ▁at ▁week ends ▁were ▁essentially ▁t reading ▁water ▁with ▁no ▁progress ive ▁treatment ▁or ▁di agnostics ▁and ▁few ▁options ▁to ▁be ▁dis charg ed . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁most ▁prominent ▁clin ical ▁leader ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁the ▁Health ▁Service ▁Journal ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁