CEO, Sue Jacques, will provide insight into recent challenges for the trust, how they have overcome them, and key lessons learnt. The session focus on the role of leadership and how to bring your team with you through challenges and successes, and what is next for the trust.
Chair: Jon Hoeksma
chief executive, Digital Health
Jon is the founder and CEO of Digital Health, the health IT B2B news, research and events publisher and professional networks specialist. He previously co-founded and edited eHealth Insider, and is a leading journalist, commentator and thought leader on UK health IT. In 2014 he led the trade sale of eHealth insider to Informa Plc.
Achievements of note include: founding the UK CCIO movement, from launch of CCIO campaign in 2011 to development and growth of CCIO Networks and community; the development of Digital Health Networks – centred on CCIO and CIO Networks – as the leading independent online best practice community of NHS IT professionals – 5,000+ members as of November 2020; plus growing Digital Health Summer Schools into the premier health IT leadership event in UK; and launching Digital Health Rewired in March 2019 as the most dynamic and compelling Expo in digital health space.
Sue Jacques
chief executive, County Durham and Darlington NHS FT
Sue Jacques has been with County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust since 1997 and in the role as Chief Executive since 2012. She is a past president and trustee of the HFMA (Healthcare Financial Management Association).
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is a large integrated acute and community provider that works closely with partners in local authorities and primary care. It employs almost 8000 staff and serves a population of some 650,000.
Sue chairs the CRN NENC Partnership Group (Clinical Research Network North East and North Cumbria), sits on the Boards of the AHSN and is chair of the NHS Pension Scheme, Scheme Advisory Board.
John Quinn
CIO, NHS England
John joined NHS Digital as Executive Director for IT Operations and Enterprise Services in February 2022, later becoming CIO for the new NHS England.
Prior to joining NHS Digital, John delivered a wide range of programmes and services at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Department for Education, and across Government.