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Tim Rideout

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Chief Executive Officer at Towards
📍 United Kingdom

A successful leader with over 35 years of experience in health system management, currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer of Towards. He focuses on deploying innovative solutions to enhance patient care and is described by colleagues as an excellent, thorough, and standout leader. He holds a BA Hons from Durham University.

He is on a mission to transform mental health care across the UK, addressing the critical shortage of therapists and its impact on patient wait times.

He believes the UK is in the midst of a silent, critical therapist workforce crisis with heartbreakingly long wait times for treatment.

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Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Mental Healthcare Transformation
His current mission as CEO of Towards is to fundamentally change how mental health therapy is delivered across the UK.
Therapist Workforce Crisis
He is vocal about the critical shortage of mental health therapists in the UK and the resulting long wait times for patients.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Executive Officer
Towards
8-2024 - 1-2025
Managing Director: Health and Social Care
TERN Group
9-2023 - 2-2024
President, Global Clinical Services
eMed Digital Healthcare
12-2018 - 8-2023
General Manager, UK & Rwanda
Babylon
8-2018 - 12-2018
Senior Advisor (Clinical Operations)
Babylon
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Education
1985 - 1989
BA Hons
Durham University
2012 - 2018
BA (Honours)
The Open University
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