David Nicholson: the man running the National Health Service- The Sunday Telegraph 22nd June 2008

David Nicholson is the first to admit that he is not a typical Whitehall mandarin. The plasterer’s son, from Nottingham, has too many rough edges to be mistaken for a “Sir Humphrey” from the school of Yes, Minister. He is blunt, prone to choice language, and quick to make a joke, often at his own expense.

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