Chris Dzikiti
Executive Director of Professional Practice
Chris has been a registered nurse for almost 25 years. He leads the NMC’s Professional Practice directorate, the area responsible for setting and upholding high standards of nursing and midwifery education and practice, including the regulator’s safeguarding, education quality assurance, employer outreach, and registration and revalidation teams.
Chris joined the NMC from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), where he served as Interim Chief Inspector of Mental Health, accountable for how the CQC regulates, inspects and oversees mental health services in England.
During his time at the Commission, Chris also held the positions of Interim Chief Inspector of Healthcare, Executive Director of Operations and National Director for Mental Health.
Prior to the CQC, Chris held senior roles at NHS England and NHS Improvement, leading a national retention programme for NHS professionals, and working on the delivery of Government Manifesto commitments.
He has also worked at Integrated Care System (ICS) level, and as a global health consultant at Health Education England – the national body that was responsible for planning, recruiting and educating the NHS workforce.
Earlier in his career, Chris was Senior Nurse Manager at East London NHS Foundation Trust.
