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Axel Heitmueller has been appointed as the new Head of the Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit and will also serve as an Expert Adviser on Delivery, Downing Street has announced. The role is a full-time Direct Ministerial appointment and will be paid.
The Prime Minister’s Office said Heitmueller will advise ministers and “drive forward the Government’s vision for national renewal”, with a focus on ensuring people “get help with the cost of living” and see changes in bills, communities and the health service.
Heitmueller previously worked as the Prime Minister’s Expert Adviser on Health and has held senior NHS-related roles, including Chief Executive of Imperial College Health Partners and Executive Director of Strategy at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust.