Michael Dickson OBE

Michael Dickson was appointed as Chief Executive of the Scottish Ambulance Service from 1 July 2023.

Michael was Chief Executive of NHS Shetland from January 2020 and also took on interim Chief Executive of NHS Orkney later that same year. He was awarded an OBE in the 2023 New Year Honours in recognition of his services to healthcare in his role as Chief Executive during the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a qualified nurse and has worked in both the NHS and independent sectors, holding Director of Nursing positions in both. Before joining NHS Shetland, he worked as a Director at the NHS England Improvement programme ‘Getting it Right First Time’ leading the support to clinicians addressing unwarranted variation in care.