Nicola Wise, a highly experienced NHS and regulatory leader with a passion for improving the quality and safety of health and social care. Nicola is dedicated to improving services and ensuring people get the best possible care, delivered through joined up, person-centred and compassionate services. Nicola joined the CQC as a regional Head of Hospital Inspections and is now the Director for Secondary and Specialist Care, overseeing the strategic portfolio for the regulation of all ambulance, secondary and specialist care trusts and independent health providers at the CQC.