NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has appointed a new clinical lead for gynaecology, heading up the programme’s work to improve the patient and staff experience across the NHS in England.

Angus Thomson, consultant gynaecologist at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and deputy chief medical officer (elective, cancer and diagnostics) at NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board, takes over from David Richmond, who retired from the role in December 2025.

Going forwards, Angus will be using data to identify variation, develop best practice pathways and guidance, and support trust gynaecology teams to improve. He will be working within GIRFT’s Further Faster elective recovery programme and monitoring the ongoing implementation of GIRFT national recommendations.

Angus is currently Chair of the BSGE Endometriosis Centre portfolio and, together with Fevzi Shakir stood for the position of Vive President in the recent BSGE elections, the results will be announced at the AGM in London.