Prof. Julian Redhead

Emergency Medicine / Clinical Leadership

St Mary's Hospital / Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Consultant and medical director in Emergency Medicine.

Professor Julian Redhead is Medical Director at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and National Clinical Director for Integrated Urgent and Emergency Care at NHS England.

Career timeline: Appointed consultant in Emergency Medicine in 2000, joined Imperial in 2004 and became Chief of Service for Emergency Medicine in 2008 before progressing through divisional and executive leadership posts.

Clinical interests: Comprehensive emergency medicine with additional interests spanning paediatric emergency care and sports-related injuries, delivered within robust governance and training frameworks.

National leadership: Provides strategic clinical oversight for 999, 111, A&E and urgent treatment centres, focusing on access, flow and winter resilience.

Teaching & mentorship: Ongoing roles in professional development, consultant appraisal and multidisciplinary education across the urgent and emergency care system.

Service & systems: Leads measurement-based improvement, digital triage integration and escalation pathways across integrated care systems to support timely, high-quality care.