Nicola Byrne
National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care,
Office of the National Data Guardian
Dr Nicola Byrne is the National Data Guardian for health and adult social care in England, a role which advises and challenges the health and care system to help ensure that people’s confidential information is safeguarded securely and used properly to improve outcomes for patients. Dr Byrne has a 20-year background working in mental health and retains her clinical role as a consultant psychiatrist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. Prior to becoming National Data Guardian, she held positions as the trust’s Deputy Medical Director, Caldicott Guardian and Chief Clinical Information Officer.