Digital Health Networks advisory panels’ new members announced

The newly elected members for the Digital Health Networks advisory panels 2025–2027 term have been announced.

Voting for the elections took place between 28 April 2025 and 16 May 2025, with a series of husting events taking part throughout May.

The advisory panels are groups of leaders who work collaboratively to shape the future of digital health leadership, represent their peers on national platforms, and drive innovation and improvement across the NHS.

Each panel consists of 12 elected members who serve a two-year term, supported by six additional members, selected by elected panel members to act in a flexible role to support the panel’s needs.

Chief Clinical Information Officer (CCIO) Advisory Panel:

Dr Lia Ali, Consultant Psychiatrist and Digital Health Strategy, South London and Maudley NHS FT
Asad Ashraf, GP/Clinical Director and Digital Transformation Lead, NHS North East London ICB
Ameet Bakhai, Clinical Safety Officer / Chief Research Informatics Officer, Royal Free London NHS FT
Basil Bekdash, Clinical Safety Officer and Digital Lead, Sheffield Children’s NHS FT
Stephen Bush, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Bishoy Dimitri Director of Clinical Informatics (CCIO), Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT
Sarah Hanbridge, Chief Clinical Information Officer for Nursing, Midwifery and Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Ramandeep Kaur, Group Chief Clinical Information Officer, University Hospitals of Northamptonshire
Penny Kechagioglou, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Yvette Khozam, Lead ePMA Pharmacist West London NHS Trust
Yat Li, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Clinical Safety Officer, Consultant Anaesthetist, The Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust
Jayne Lim, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Caldicott Guardian, Consultant Physician, Royal Free London NHS FT

Clinical Information Officer (CIO) Advisory Panel:

Sian Clark, Chief Digital Information Officer, Nottinghamshire Healthcare FT
Amy Freeman, Chief Digital Information Officer, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Dawn Greaves, Associate Director of Digital Transformation, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Abigail Harrison, Chief Digital, Infrastructure and Improvement Officer, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT
James Hawkins, Chief Digital and Information Officer, York and Scarborough NHS FT
Kathryn Kaboutian, Hospital Group Deputy CDIO, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospital Bristol and Weston NHS FT
Shaukat Ali Khan, Executive CDIO, NHS West Yorkshire ICB
Debbie Loke, Executive Chief Digital Information Officer, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT
Ufuoma Okpeahior, Digital Health Senior Project Manager, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS FT
Andy Poole, Head of Data Science & AI, Dorset ICS
Lee Rickles, CIO, Humber Teaching NHS FT
Louise Williams, Deputy Chief Digital Information Officer, Sussex Community NHS FT

Chief Nursing Information (CNIO) Advisory Panel:

Filipe Alves, Group Chief Nursing Information Officer, Royal Free London NHS FT
Jodian Barrett , Deputy Chief Nursing Information Officer, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Karen Bridgeman, Digital Matron, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Emily Burch, Chief Nursing Information Officer, North London NHS Foundation Trust
Melanie De Witt, Chief Nursing Information Officer, North Bristol NHS Trust
Hayley Grafton, Chief Nursing Information Officer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Jennifer Lyons, Digital Clinical Lead, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust
Misbah Mahmood, CXIO and Clinical Safety Officer, Bradford District Care FT
Joe Rouse, Clinical Apps Specialist & Registered Nurse (Child), South Central Ambulance Service
Shella Sandoval, Chief Nursing Information Officer, East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Amy Vercell, Chief Clinical Information Officer for Nursing and Allied Health Professionals, The Christie NHS FT
Jo Witchard, Lead Digital Midwife, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FT

Find out more about the Digital Health advisory panels here.

This article was originally published on Digital Health News.