NHS England has announced three appointments to bolster its technology department.

Keith McNeil, a former transplant specialist, will join the health service as chief clinical information officer. McNeil has previously been chief executive at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Alongside McNeil, Will Smart, currently chief information officer at the Royal Free Hospital, will now take the same position at NHS England, while Juliet Bauer has been appointed as director of digital experience at the body.

Bauer will be responsible for will work on the transformation of the NHS Choices website and the development and change in digital technology for patient 'supported self-management'.

NHS England national director of operations and information Matthew Swindells said: “This exceptional team should ensure we drive forward our national IT strategy but remain focused on delivering better outcomes for the patients we serve, and improved efficiency in how we deliver that care.”