Jason Leitch

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to healthcare and charity.

Leitch was the 2011 HFMA UK Clinician of the Year, and was made an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee in 2013.

Leitch has worked for the Scottish Government since 2007 when he joined as the National Clinical Lead for Safety and Improvement. This was followed by roles as the National Clinical Lead for Quality; the Clinical Director of the Quality Unit and he is now The National Clinical Director in the Health and Social Care Directorate.

He was a 2005-06 Quality Improvement Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in Boston, sponsored by the Health Foundation, he is now a Senior Fellow at the IHI.

He has a doctorate from the University of Glasgow (2004), a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University (2006) and is a fellow of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2004) and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2004). He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2004).

Leitch graduated in dentistry from the University of Glasgow in 1991. He became a Fellow of the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons (England) in 1996.

Leitch attended Airdrie Academy from 1980 to 1986 and became school Dux. He played the part of Ralph Rackstraw in the school production of HMS Pinafore.

Jason Andrew Leitch CBE (born 25 October 1968) is the National Clinical Director of the Scottish Government.

Leitch was born on 25 October 1968, the elder of two children, to Jim and Irene Leitch. His mother was an office manager and his father was a coal miner, electrical engineer, and college educator.