Nikita Kanani

Nikita Kanani MBE (born 18 August 1980) is a general practitioner and the former chief clinical officer of the Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group. In 2018 she became the first woman to be appointed medical director of primary care at NHS England.

Nikita Kanani
Born (1980-08-18) 18 August 1980
NationalityBritish
Alma materKing's College London
OccupationPhysician

Early life

Kanani was born in London on 18 August 1980, the daughter of Jagdish Kanani and Keerti Kanani. She attended Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Medical School and received her BSc in neuroscience in 2001 and an MBBS in 2004. She graduated from King's College London with postgraduate certificate in managing in health and social care in 2008 and from the University of Birmingham with an MSc in healthcare commissioning in 2014.[1][2]

Kanani "wants to help provide the time and support for GPs and others working in primary care to develop and improve the services that practices provide".[3] In 2017 she was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours.[4] With her sister Sheila Kanani she set up STEMMsisters, which empowers people from disadvantaged backgrounds to study science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine subjects and access mentoring and coaching opportunities.[5] She is co-chair of The Network, an online community connecting medical students, doctors and other healthcare professionals.[6] She is a member of the King's Fund General Advisory Group.[7]

She is a general practitioner physician at Bellegrove Surgery in Welling.[8] She is a Clinical Commissioning Champion for the Royal College of General Practitioners.[9] In 2012 and 2013 she was selected by Pulse magazine as a "top up and coming GP". She was named by the Health Service Journal as a "rising star" - an award which celebrates the healthcare leaders of tomorrow and influencers of today.[2]

Kanani is a strong believer in embracing social media within medicine.[10] She is the lead of Quality Improvement at the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management.[3] She was appointed the NHS Director of Primary Care in August 2018.[11]

References
  1. "Kanani, Dr Nikita, (born 18 Aug. 1980), General Practitioner, Bellegrove Surgery, Welling, since 2012; Acting Medical Director for Primary Care, NHS England and NHS Improvement, since 2018 (Deputy Medical Director for Primary Care, NHS England, 2018)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2019. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U292706. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  2. "Dr Nikita Kanani | Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management". www.fmlm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. "Dr Nikita Kanani interview: The portfolio GP generation | GPonline". www.gponline.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. "Confed chief and members recognised in Queens Birthday Honours". www.nhsconfed.org. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. "Stemm Sisters". stemmsisters.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. "Dr Nikita Kanani". Pulse Today. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  7. "General Advisory Council". The King's Fund. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  8. "Bellegrove Surgery - Doctors and Staff". www.bellegrovesurgery.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  9. "Dr Nikita Kanani - NHS Clinical Commissioners". NHS Clinical Commissioners. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  10. "Dr Nikita Kanani's blogs, vlogs and Tweets". www.bexleyccg.nhs.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  11. "NHS England reveals new interim primary care director". Pulse Today. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
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