Daniel Reynolds

Daniel joined the NHS Confederation in December 2018 as its director of communications. His team is responsible for communications activity at the NHS Confederation and NHS Employers, which is part of the Confederation. 

Daniel is a former journalist and now communications director with over 25 years’ experience of working in high-profile national organisations, including think tanks and membership bodies. 

He began his career as a news reporter on a local newspaper before joining Sky News as a news reporter. He then joined the independent health think tank The King’s Fund, where he eventually became deputy director of communications before taking up the role of director of communications at another think tank, the Nuffield Trust, in 2009. After seven years he left to become director of communications at NHS Providers before joining the NHS Confederation in December 2018.

Daniel has an MSc in public policy, has completed the CIPR diploma in public relations and is a member of the CIPR. He is a member of the CIPR’s Health Committee. Daniel is also a Visiting Fellow at Buckinghamshire New University where he is a contributor to the postgraduate qualification in health communication and consultation. Daniel runs an NHS communications network for member organisations of the NHS Confederation, and co-founded the NHS Communicate initiative in 2021 with NHS Providers and the Centre for Health Communications Research. He is currently part of two major initiatives to improve communications practice in the areas of AI and diversifying the profession.