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Diana Mary "Dido" Harding, Baroness Harding of Winscombe (born November 1967) is a British businesswoman and life peer who served as chair of NHS Improvement from 2017 to 2021, and as interim chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and head of NHS Test and Trace from 2020 to 2021.
Aug 9, 2021 · The Conservative peer, who ran the government's Covid-19 test-and-trace programme in England, will step down in October. She recently applied for the job of NHS England chief executive, but lost to Amanda Pritchard.
Feb 15, 2022 · In a landmark verdict, the High Court has today found that the process leading to the appointments of both Dido Harding and Mike Coupe were unlawful.
Aug 19, 2020 · Baroness Harding is leading the government's coronavirus contact-tracing programme and will temporarily head the new National Institute for Health Protection. She has a background in business, politics and horse racing, but has faced criticism for her role in the cyber attack on TalkTalk and her husband's think tank.
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Aug 19, 2020 · Dido Harding is the chair of the National Institute for Health Protection, overseeing the NHS Test and Trace system and other public health functions. She is a former Talk Talk boss, a Conservative peer, a horse lover and a friend of Matt Hancock.
Aug 4, 2021 · Dido Harding is a name that has never been far from the headlines in recent years. After serving as TalkTalk's first CEO, she became head of NHS Improvement in 2017 and led the NHS Test and Trace programme during the pandemic until April 2021.
Feb 15, 2022 · The UK government acted unlawfully and breached equality rules in appointing Baroness Dido Harding and businessman Mike Coupe to top jobs in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the High...
