Charles Gutteridge will take up the appointment this month, providing a lead for clinicians' input into the development of informatics in the NHS.
He has been medical director at Barts and the London Trust since 2002 and a consultant haematologist there and at Newham General Hospital. He is also a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Pathologists, and provided clinical advice to Lord Darzi's review of health provision in London.
Christine Connelly, director general of informatics at the DoH, said Gutteridge will be able to provide clinical support for changes related to informatics.
Gutteridge commented: "As recent events have shown, there is a sea change in clinical attitudes to informatics and the National Programme for IT. My colleagues know that good, accessible information enormously raises the quality of treatment and diagnosis we can provide to the public.
"My work with medical under-graduates confirms that these expectations are strong amongst the next generation of doctors. I hope to contribute to encouraging those attitudes and enabling dialogue between clinical staff, patients and informatics providers."
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