NHS Digital Transformation 2025

Chief Clinical Information Officer & Mental Health Nurse: A decade of leading digital transformation in healthcare; enhancing NHS systems in patient flow, cyber security, and user experience.

Deputy Mayor of Medway and Councillor Gillingham North - Committees, Health and Social Care Scrutiny, Planning and BAME lead.

Social Media & Branding Expert: Creator of #1 trending LinkedIn videos; specialist in video content, dynamic content strategy, and personal/corporate branding.

Collaboration Maestro: Known as the 'catalyst for collaboration'; expertise in uniting stakeholders using Maslow's Hierarchy, Solution & Miller Heiman methodologies for high adoption and satisfaction rates.

Author & Thought Leader: Contributor to podcasts and interviews (including BBC), keynote speaker; advocate for mental health and IT & Digital Development in nursing.

Innovative Mindset & Lifelong Learner: Committed to staying abreast of digital transformation trends, continuously refining skills for value-driven partnerships.

Visionary for NHS Transformation: Proponent of advanced technology to overhaul clinical care; championing improved patient care and staff empowerment through modern systems.

I am a strong leader, always forward-thinking, focusing on empowering other senior leaders to navigate and succeed in the digital landscape.

In my time at Oxfordshire County Council, and in other roles, I have leveraged my expertise in digital transformation and IT leadership.

Creating collaborative environments has been pivotal in driving cost-effective solutions and enhancing service delivery. With a commitment to aligning technology with strategic business objectives, our work has enabled robust platforms for engagement and efficiency, underpinned by my analytical skills, consulting acumen, and a deep understanding of Information Technology.

An energetic, proactive and high-performance business leader with extensive experience helping organisations maximise commercial gain from technology solutions. Held a number of key senior leadership, strategic and operational positions where he gained awards for business innovation and exceeding objectives.

Runs New Prospect Business Solutions which is focused on Cyber security and Digital Transformation.

Gives cyber security / resilience training for data protection staff, heads of governance and industry leaders (for example with Act Now Training, Oxford University and University of West London).

Public speaker on cyber security, resilience and AI.

Conducted research on using AI for IoT devices with University of West London.

As chamber of commerce president and chair, he created and successfully implemented a turn-around programme. His achievements led to his views being sought at No. 10 Downing Street.

He founded and was executive chair of the inaugural Maidenhead and Windsor Business Awards as supported by the Prime Minister with SME and corporate entries from Adobe, Three, Maersk, Waitrose, etc

In the voluntary sector, he co-founded the Windsor and Maidenhead Fairtrade Group (who successfully lobbied local government to support Fairtrade), has taken on several trustee positions, including being a trustee and director of the charity “GivingWorks”, where he was Chairman for 5 years.

Non executive for several organisations. Co-founder for CxB - Cyber Governance for Boards.

Also a mentor in the “Help to Grow” scheme and at the University of West London Enterprise Hub.

Sits as a Magistrate in the adult criminal court.

His other interests span theatre, film, keeping fit and using technology to create sustainable business propositions in developing nations.

Currently advises on #CyberSecurity #AI #DigitalTransformation #DigitalMarketing #UnifiedCommunications and works as an interim #CTO #CISO #CRO #CIO #BusinessStrategist

Specialities: Leadership, Strategy, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, IT, Telecoms, Bespoke IVR solutions, VoIP expert, Business strategy, Innovation, Business Continuity, Virtual Call Centres, AI, Change Management, Virtualisation, Microsoft 365, VMware

Passionate about creating innovative change within healthcare, developing sustainable care for my future and my children's future.

Over 30 years experience as an electronics and software engineer / scientist working in public and private sectors. Joint author of SMARTer Housing: Thoughts and Reflections book.

Consultant Innovation Scientist providing technical and digital strategy to organisations to support medical devices development and systems implementation. Experienced in developing new Advanced Digital Physiological Engineering services, providing a new space for rapid prototyping and product development.

Actively immersing myself in emerging technologies like 3D printing in health, medical device cyber security, SMART homes and future care modelling, AI diagnosis and planning optimisation and RFID technology to create modern efficiency systems within hospitals.

Faris is an innovative GP Partner at St Wulfstan Surgery. He has successfully innovated clinical pathways at PCN level through the implementation of digital technology, and now also consults with HealthTech firms looking to support the NHS

As a senior Oncology physician, Clinical and Medical director, I bring extensive experience and a diverse portfolio of Strategic Planning, Organisational Leadership, Clinical and Corporate Governance, Digital Transformation, Research and Innovation strategy, to support healthcare organisations to realise and manage change.

Leveraging my experience in the public, private and charitable healthcare sectors, I possess a unique understanding of the relationship between those entities and how they interact in an Integrated Care System, in order to achieve shared purpose and societal benefits.

My research work and interest is in Innovation processes and Leadership enablers within healthcare organisations. Individual, organisational and system leadership behaviours have a profound effect on the success of Innovation adoption and diffusion within Integrated Care Systems. This work inspired me to train further as a Coach with specialism in Health and Wellbeing, Positive Psychology and Functional Medicine, with a vision to support people and organisations to achieve their goals and be the best they can possibly be.

Helen is Chief Executive of Patient Safety Learning.

Helen's passion for improved patient safety is informed by personal family insight into the impact of unsafe care and the ineffectiveness of organisational responses to learn from error.

Helen is an experienced leader in organisational effectiveness and transformational change. She has held leadership roles in healthcare in the UK and the WHO, the National Patient Safety Agency, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman and the Charity Commission.

Helen’s previous leadership roles in patient safety include, as Director of Operations of the National Patient Safety Agency, designing the first patient safety infrastructure and policy framework for the NHS in England, and Director of the National Reporting and Learning System. At the WHO, she held a range of roles, including partnership and patient safety programme management and executive lead of the global ‘Patients For Patient Safety’ programme.

A GP with a passion for innovation, digital health and all things tech related!

With over 15 years’ NHS leadership experience, Lee has a wealth of operational experience in acute hospital settings through his roles at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust and Whittington Health as an Operations Manager.

Lee’s current role as a Head of Programmes for North Central London (NCL) ICB sees him lead on multiple collaborative programmes across NCL, which includes the implementation of the ICS wide collaborative staff bank.

Passionate about patient care, Lee uses his operational management experience to ensure his programmes are fit to deliver and have a positive outcome for patients and staff.

Faris is an innovative GP Partner at St Wulfstan Surgery. He has successfully innovated clinical pathways at PCN level through the implementation of digital technology, and now also consults with HealthTech firms looking to support the NHS

Helen is Chief Executive of Patient Safety Learning.

Helen's passion for improved patient safety is informed by personal family insight into the impact of unsafe care and the ineffectiveness of organisational responses to learn from error.

Helen is an experienced leader in organisational effectiveness and transformational change. She has held leadership roles in healthcare in the UK and the WHO, the National Patient Safety Agency, Equality and Human Rights Commission, Parliamentary Health Services Ombudsman and the Charity Commission.

Helen’s previous leadership roles in patient safety include, as Director of Operations of the National Patient Safety Agency, designing the first patient safety infrastructure and policy framework for the NHS in England, and Director of the National Reporting and Learning System. At the WHO, she held a range of roles, including partnership and patient safety programme management and executive lead of the global ‘Patients For Patient Safety’ programme.

A breakthrough innovation and design leader with a Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation and Design Thinking, I apply a strategic mindset to complex challenges, ensuring the delivery of efficient and transformative digital services.

Leading national innovative digital workforce programmes that have a direct impact on influencing people on the importance of digital and data skills, technology and creating a learning culture to increase the adoption of technologies at all levels to successfully transform services for users and employees. This involves engaging and collaborating with a wide range of partners, stakeholders to develop and support access to resources linked to national priorities related to digital leadership and digital and data skills development across the health and social care workforce.

Building new teams, leading and coaching, teams and individuals to reach and exceed their full potential. By identifying and developing talents and strengths to accelerate achieving excellence.

Strategic thinker with a proven ability to manage and deliver transformation and technology implementation projects. Including providing consultancy services within the NHS. Skilled in process redesign, programme management, operational management, sales and service management, outsourcing, setting up new teams and structures including within start-up companies, contact service and sales centres and leading teams through mergers and transformational change. Providing freelance training consultancy that has included design and delivery of Service Enhancement Programmes.

Qualified NLP Practitioner, Hypnotherapist, Cognitive Behaviour Therapist and Life Coach.

Gallup Top 5 Strengths:
Strategic
Individualisation
Futuristic
Self-assurance
Maximizer

Lee is a fellow of the BCS, FEDPI Leading Practitioner, CHIME Certificated Health Chief Information Officer and an alumnus of the Digital Academy.

He has three decades of transformation and programme management experience. His first decade focused on UK military aircraft projects and for the last two decades he has focused on digital transformation in the NHS.  He is currently leading the Yorkshire & Humber Care Record development to provide interweave as an open platform for shared care record and population health systems.  He is also the CIO of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust, Senior Responsible Owner for the mental health digital transformation of Humber & North Yorkshire ICS, member of the PRSB advisory board, member of the National ICS Digital Council and vice chair of Northern, Yorkshire and Humberside Digital and informatics Forum (NYHDIF).

Specialties: Digital Transformation, Portfolio, FHIR, Programme & Project Management, Agile, lean, PRINCE 2, MSP, CHCIO, FBCS, FEDIP.  Lee is likes to read, a keen runner and a children’s football coach and referee. 

Emeritus Professor W Angus Wallace

Chair, UK Digital Health and Care (2024>)

Founding Fellow Faculty of Clinical Informatics (FCI 2017-24)

Dean, Faculty of Health Informatics, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (2000-2005)

Angus created the Faculty of Health Informatics at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in 2000 and was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Health Informatics (FHI) from 2000 to 2005. During his appointment the Faculty introduced a “Master’s Degree in Health Informatics” initially with the RCSEd partnering with Bath University and later with Edinburgh University. During his 5-year appointment he also introduced the eLogbook for surgical training initially into Orthopaedic Surgery but later to cover all surgical training in the UK and Ireland. He was one of the 4-person team who developed the initial version of the eLogbook.

As Professor of Orthopaedic & Accident Surgery in Nottingham for 30 years his special interest was Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. He was one of 4 Founding Members of the British Elbow and Shoulder Society (BESS) set up in 1987, BESS President (2001-3) and President of the International Conference of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (Edinburgh 2010). He has published over 350 research and academic papers on Orthopaedic Surgery, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and Informatics (most peer-reviewed).

After the closure of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics, Angus and 5 colleagues conceived UK Digital Health and Care (UKDHC) that was set up in February 2024 and became active in April 2024. The first 6 months of UKDHC are summarised in “UK Digital Health and Care: The Phoenix arising from the ashes of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics”

Chris has over seven years of NHS experience, five of which have been dedicated to Operational Management, giving him a deep understanding of Planned Care, Unplanned Care, and Community Services. His extensive experience has allowed him to significantly shape patient care delivery. Currently, he serves as Deputy DGM for Urgent Community Response Services at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, where he leads the development of pre-hospital services and manages the Virtual Ward initiative through the Hospital at Home Services. He is also involved in the strategic planning for his Directorate.

Additionally, Chris co-leads the Streaming and Redirection project at the front door of the Emergency Department (ED). In his previous role as Service Manager at SWB, he led operational efforts in SDEC, Acute Medicine, and Toxicology, focusing on pathway optimisation, length of stay reduction, workforce management, and the successful launch of a new SDEC Modular Build.

Sherin Mathew is a recognised AI Leader and leading AI Ethicist in the UK. A Founder, CEO, and Serial Entrepreneur, with a deep-rooted passion for wider AI Awareness, Impact, Ethics, and Intellectual Privacy.

As a former IBM AI Expert at Global Business Services UK, Sherin’s specialism is transforming businesses into cognitive enterprises. Sherin is an award-winning CEO of AI Tech UK and is responsible for delivering the National AI Strategy and democratising AI Awareness with UK businesses since 2018.

Sherin is a Tech4good champion and a pioneer in the space of Ethics and Sustainability Management in Digital Transformation. Sherin is the founder of a groundbreaking AI Management platform forged with global partners and institutes.

Sherin is an AI Strategist and board advisor for West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and also the Chief AI advisor for ambitious SMEs, DeepTech Startups, and the UK AI policy team (DSIT) with a mission to "Disrupt the AI Disruption"! Sherin is an untiring advocate for the creative, innovative, and ethical elements of intelligent technologies. As an accomplished Public Speaker, AI Ethicist, and Evangelist, Sherin promotes thought-provoking ideas, shares his technical knowledge, and advises on best practices.

I am a strong leader, always forward-thinking, focusing on empowering other senior leaders to navigate and succeed in the digital landscape.

In my time at Oxfordshire County Council, and in other roles, I have leveraged my expertise in digital transformation and IT leadership.

Creating collaborative environments has been pivotal in driving cost-effective solutions and enhancing service delivery. With a commitment to aligning technology with strategic business objectives, our work has enabled robust platforms for engagement and efficiency, underpinned by my analytical skills, consulting acumen, and a deep understanding of Information Technology.

Debra is President of the Institute of Biomedical Science, Clinical Pathology Service Manager at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and a chartered scientist.

In her role as IBMS President, Debra is dedicated to the promotion, development and delivery of excellence in all aspects of biomedical science and is committed to providing the highest levels of service to patients and the public. In her ten years as an IBMS Council member, she has advocated, listened, represented and addressed the issues that are most important to IBMS membership at national, regional and local levels.

Debra became IBMS President in 2022 after a career covering 24 years working in clinical NHS laboratories. She is an advocate for workforce development, innovation in healthcare and continuous quality improvement.

Her current roles encompass the provision of leadership and management with accountability for the delivery of cost effective, high quality, safe and sustainable services across the Northumbria and the wider health economy. These responsibilities give her a strategic insight to deliver operational priorities both for her own Trust and those of National programmes.

Her professional activities include Lead Healthcare Scientist for NHCT, Pathology Network Operational Lead for North East and North Cumbria ICS, committee member for BSI ISO 15189 mirror committee and STEM ambassador.

A thought leader, systems thinker and speaker on the international conference circuit where I present and consult on a wide range of human-centred topics including re-thinking health and care for the 21st Century, value creation and re-thinking policy and strategy in a customer experience age.

We stand at the dawn of the greatest changes in science, medicine and technology the world has ever witnessed. Digital technology and the data that flows from it is encroaching more deeply and intimately into every corner of our lives providing organisations with more opportunities and power to create value but also undermine our freedom, privacy and agency. Meanwhile individuals and society are feeling more alienated, distrusting and anxious about the new world we are creating, the institutions that serve them and the growing inequalities this is producing. We need new thinking and new ideas.

A new consciousness is emerging in which individuals and society are seeking better answers to how organisations and institutions can help us all to live more prosperous and meaningful lives . Organisations and leaders are under pressure to meet this new challenge while also having to contend with the fact that many of the historical certainties, assumptions & management models are no longer fit for purpose.

The starting point for this a recognition that a new compact is needed between people and the private, public and community sector organisations that serve them. Key to this is an understanding of VALUE EXCHANGE and how an organisation can create value for all its stakeholders

I undertake speaking and consulting engagements to private and public sector organisations on a range of tactical and strategic projects relating to creating value for the customers they serve.

A generalist (and proud of it!) I am looking for interesting projects either in leadership positions or as a strategic advisor/ consultant to assist organisations in their pursuit of business growth & success!