Our team
Everyone in our team plays an important role in helping to build the foundations of a healthier society.
Trustee
As a Trustee, Nikita oversees the running of the Foundation and supervises our endowment.
Dr Nikita Kanani is a GP in south-east London and is currently Medical Director for Primary Care for NHS England and NHS Improvement. Prior to joining NHS England as Deputy Medical Director of Primary Care, she was Chief Clinical Officer of NHS Bexley Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Nikita has held a range of positions within healthcare to support the development of innovative models of care, highly engaged clinical, patient and public leadership. She is passionate about supporting primary care, improving service provision and population wellbeing.
She is a member of The King’s Fund General Advisory Council and holds a MSc in health care commissioning. With her sister she co-founded STEMMsisters, a social enterprise supporting young people to study science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine.