The 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The judges

Co-chairs

• Alastair McLellan, HSJ editor
• Professor Habib Naqvi, chief executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory

The following judges attended the in-person judging session for this year’s Black, Asian and minority ethnic 50, held in July:

• Professor JS Bamrah, past chair, the British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin
• Jabeer Butt, chief executive, Race Equality Foundation
• Yvonne Coghill, independent consultant
• Chris Hopson, chief strategy officer, NHS England
• Henrietta Hughes, patient safety commissioner for England
• Jacob Lant, chief executive, National Voices
• Danny Mortimer, chief executive, NHS Employers
• Anna Parry, managing director, Association of Ambulance Chief Executives
• Jon Restell, chief executive, Managers in Partnership
• Professor Iqbal Singh, pro vice-chancellor (medicine), University of Bolton
• Sheilabye Sobrany, president, Royal College of Nursing
• Sarah Woolnough, chief executive, The King’s Fund

Criteria

The Black, Asian and minority ethnic 50 seeks to measure positive power and influence in the English NHS and health policy in the 12 months following the judging date (so in this case from July 2024 to June 2025).