Harry Cayton

Site search

Enter your search keyword or phrases in the box below

Harry close up

Harry Cayton

Chief Executive

Harry Cayton has been chief executive of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence since 2007. He was formerly National Director for Patients & the Public at the Department of Health. From 1992 to 2003 he was chief executive of the Alzheimer’s Society and from 1981-1992 Director of the National Deaf Children’s Society. Harry was chair of the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care from 2008 to 2011.

Harry is also an advisor to The Health Foundation and to Macmillan Cancer Support, a trustee of Comic Relief and member of its UK Grant Committee. In 2009 he was Co-chair of the World Health Executive Forum.  He is chair of the National Voices Advisory Panel. 

Harry has written many articles and book chapters and his co-authored book for carers and people with dementia has been published in eight languages. He is a regular speaker at national and international conferences.

He was awarded the OBE in 2001 for services to people with dementia. He received the Alzheimer Europe Award in 2004, and was Distinguished Graduate of the University of Ulster 2005. In 2007 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists and a Fellowship through Distinction from the Faculty of Public Health.