NHS of the Future 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.

Oliver is a policy expert focused on the use of artificial intelligence in public services and its impact on the future of work. He co-led a project that proposed a policy framework for government approaches to platform work, which was informed by the needs of workers using the platforms.

Through policy, he hopes to bring transformative change that makes people’s lives healthier and more productive and fulfilling.

Oliver was previously a senior policy analyst at the Centre for Social Justice, where he organised a high-profile commission that fed into the United Kingdom government’s National Disability Strategy. His policy work has been recognised through awards and national competitions.

Bringing an international lens to healthcare innovation, Dr. Karen Pien is a healthcare data strategist dedicated to putting people—both clinicians and patients—at the heart of digital transformation. Currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Vlerick Business School with a focus on healthcare’s digital future, she leads projects that help hospitals move from passive data collection to actionable insights that improve care quality, enhance patient engagement, and support healthcare workers’ needs. With experience across European healthcare systems, she champions technology that works for people, not the other way around

Dr Faris Al-Ramadani is an award-winning GP, PCN Clinical Director, and HealthTech consultant dedicated to enhancing patient care through technology and innovative clinical pathways. As a GP Partner, his practice, St Wulfstan Surgery, was named HSJ Primary Care Provider of the Year (2024) and in 2023 ranked number one in England for patient satisfaction for practices with more than 10,000 patients. His leadership at Warwickshire East PCN also led to a shortlisting for PCN of the Year (2024).

To further bridge the gap between innovation and real-world application, he founded and leads the St Wulfstan Digital Accelerator, a pioneering initiative that pilots cutting-edge digital health solutions within a primary care setting.

A respected thought leader and keynote speaker on digital transformation, Dr Al-Ramadani advises HealthTech companies through his consultancy, One Health. He is passionate about redesigning clinical pathways, particularly in mental health, and fostering collaborations that successfully integrate new technologies into clinical practice to deliver tangible benefits for both patients and providers.”

Split persona, working with some of the leading names in both the property and healthcare industries, building a property portfolio in Yorkshire that provides investors with secure, stable returns; whilst also supporting some of the largest healthcare organisations both in the UK and internationally to achieve their goals.

Accomplished leader with a high record of achievement in the NHS, managing multidisciplinary teams in excess of 200 people, and multi-million pound budgets. Dedicated individual with the ability to create a collaborative vision, garner appropriate buy in and take through to implementation. Able to not only build the strategy but carry it through to full application.

Most recently, the Lead for the Scan4Safety Programme across the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of 6 acute Trusts with a shared vision to provide the best patient outcomes through innovation. Previously responsible for delivering the largest public sector open source software & infrastructure programme in the UK whilst at HSCIC (now NHSD); Spine 2.

Truly passionate about successful delivery, looking to work with forward thinking organisations that embrace new technology and practices.

- PRINCE2 Registered Practitioner, Qualified Professional Scrum Master and Agile Project Management Practitioner
- Agile coach with experience in all aspects of software delivery
- Digital business analyst with sound understanding of open source technologies

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.

• Dr Diamond is a consultant in Emergency Medicine. She has trained in the UK and Australia. She was an international examiner for the Royal College before taking position as the deputy medical director of the Southern Trust in Northern Ireland. Her portfolio covers workforce and training.
• She developed an out reach service to manage intoxicated patients rather than using the default position of send to ED.
• She has developed several apps and cloud based technology in partnership with the University of Ulster.
• She has developed and grown 2 companies which have seen growth through periods which were associated with austerity.

Head of Research and Skills, leading the Research and Knowledge Management team at the Digital Health and Care Innovation Centre.

An Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner by background, Linda Vernon is Head of Digital Empowerment at Lancashire & South Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

Passionate about how technology can empower individuals, communities & our workforce to thrive, and the principles of user-centred design & co-production, Linda leads the digital citizen portfolio across Lancashire & South Cumbria, as well as the overarching digital and data strategy for the wider digital portfolio.  She also drives the digital, data and AI literacy agenda for the ICB, and is passionate about empowering our workforce and our citizens to access and benefit from digital tools.  She is an ‘upstreamist’ with a focus on how we can better support the prevention and population health agendas.

Linda enjoys climbing fells in the Lake District, playing guitar, ukulele and singing, and believes the health of the planet and her inhabitants are mutually dependant.

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. 

A results-driven director with over 20 years of experience working across private and public sector organisations. Possessing the ability to shape and navigate strong financial strategy across all industries, including strong balance sheet positions, planning for growth and excelling through transformational leadership. Have managed portfolios of up to £950m, with a proven track record of implementing processes that have spearheaded companies into the present, protecting them for the future. Directorship positions have curated the development of key people skills, setting vision that all individuals regardless of background or job role can follow. Have the technical skills to lead in directorship with key business acumen, combining this with an empathetic style.

Dr Chris Mason is a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, where he works on a general and neuro intensive care. He trained throughout London and holds a PhD in the molecular mechanisms of muscle wasting.

Dr Mason is the patient safety lead for the intensive care directorate and conducts trust wide investigations at Imperial under the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework. He is also a certified medical expert witness.

I am an experienced healthcare leader and General & Laparoscopic Consultant Surgeon (Colorectal) with 20 years of NHS experience. As a lead IBD and Endometriosis Surgeon, I provide specialist support to the West Midland Endometriosis Society and Birmingham Women's & Children's Hospital. I am passionate advocate for sustainability, working closely with the Green Team within the TRUST to drive sustainable healthcare practices. Committed to the NHS Net Zero goal,I actively empower colleagues to integrate sustainability into their practice, their patient care and hospital operations and policies. Through advocacy, education, and collaboration, we can make healthcare greener and more sustainable for future generations

For over 25 years I have been implementing commercial strategies for start ups and larger multi national organisations across Europe building strong commercial pipelines for long term growth and investment. I have now re-established a base in the North East and am focused on helping develop businesses enabling inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

I am a chartered environmentalist and a leader in the areas of environmental sustainability, environmental and social governance and net zero. My priorities are to promote the benefits of good environmental practices and empower key stakeholders to become actively involved in responding to the current environmental challenges we face as well as optimise emerging environmental opportunities.

Specialties: Environmental Management Systems; Environmental and Social Governance; Net Zero; Carbon and Energy Management; Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation; Sustainable Development and Livelihoods.

Simon is a recognised specialist in social value, impact, and sustainability within the health and wellbeing sector. With a strong track record of delivering meaningful and measurable projects in this space, Simon has more recently focused on partnering with NHS organisations. His work helps these organisations unlock enhanced sustainability and social value outcomes — as well as attract greater investment — by embedding these priorities strategically within their procurement processes.