The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has hired the NSPCC’s former general counsel Catherine Dixon as its new chief executive as the body gears up to review its legal panels.

Dixon joined the NHSLA earlier this month after two years as GC at the children’s charity, replacing former NHSLA chief executive Steve Walker, who has retired from the role. As chief executive Dixon, who has previously worked as head of legal at Bupa and in private practice at Eversheds, will also have responsibility for the NHSLA’s legal arm.