Biography

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David Hare, Chief Executive, Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN)
David Hare is the Chief Executive of IHPN. He leads the team of staff and helps to steer the network’s work programme on behalf of our members. He is committed to ensuring that health and care services are consumer-led and that patients, commissioners and insurers are choosing the best services for each and every patient.
Previously, David was a Director at The Whitehouse Consultancy, a political communications firm based in London. At Whitehouse David built and led the company’s public services team, providing advice and support to a wide range of organisations involved in delivering health, education, children’s services, social care and welfare-to-work programmes.
David has also acted as the Director of Strategy for the LIFT Council, the trade body that represents the private sector equity investors in the Local Improvement Finance Trust programme, overseeing all of their engagement with Government bodies.