Dr Michael Watts will share his top 10 findings from both real world and literature with live case studies, evidencing how his lessons learned improved the chances of finding the best value solutions in the market to optimise the use of digital health within the NHS. Gain insight from the Frontline Digitisation Programme as to how to create a governance structure for sustainable collaboration and to establish ways of working
Chair: Stacey Hatton
CNIO, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton FT
Stacey [RGN, BSc, MSc] is the CNIO at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
She has held various digital transformation roles in three large NHS acute trusts since 2017. Before taking up positions in digital transformation, she worked clinically in the Emergency Department, medical wards, and the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement team.
Stacey is a Florence Nightingale Foundation 2022 Digital Scholar and whilst she has been involved in and led several digital transformation projects, she is interested in how to create a digitally positive culture in the NHS and plans to explore this during her FNF year.
In addition to her NHS experience, Stacey also co-founded a health IT company, a clinically-led enterprise developing forward-thinking quality assurance and improvement software. The start-up is on a mission to help clinical colleagues use data to improve patient care.
Dr Michael Watts
associate CCIO, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT
On a mission to treat patients by the population through Digital Health Innovation, Michael is an NHS doctor, NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow and MBA Graduate by background. Over the last few years he has been the Co-founder and Managing Director of an award-winning digital health organisation that collaboratively works with NHS trusts, Universities and SMEs to design, build, and scale digital health software solutions, in the hope to empower care providers to boost their digital maturity and unlock their innovative potential. Michael has extensive experience in supporting NHS organisations design, build and procure digital health ecosystems and understands the importance of digital inclusivity from a patient, workforce and organisational perspective.
Anita Chinda
assistant director of programmes support offer, frontline digitisation, Transformation Directorate, NHS England
Anita has worked across the public sector in both England and Scotland for over two decades, in a range of senior corporate leadership, performance improvement and business / digital transformation roles. She oversaw the setting up, and currently leads the deployment, of a national centre of expertise – the FD Support Offer – as part of the £2bn Frontline Digitisation programme, to support the successful implementation of Electronic Patient Records (EPRs) in NHS Trusts across England.
She also freelances as an Associate Consultant undertaking investigative analysis work on organisational issues primarily in the voluntary and academic sectors, aimed at promoting inclusivity and organisational excellence.
Scott Andrew
healthcare industry director for the UK & Ireland, Dell Technologies
Scott Andrew is a Healthcare Industry Director for the UK & Ireland, Dell Technologies, based in London. A seasoned healthcare business transformation expert, Scott is responsible for the execution of Dell Technologies healthcare strategy for the UK & Ireland.
A critical focus is in working with the NHS to develop and deliver digital transformation strategies across the NHS to improve clinical outcomes, patient safety, care and quality. In this role, Scott delivers strategic leadership, and with his team of technology specialists from across Dell Technologies, Scott builds and delivers change and transformation solutions to overcome often complex business challenges across the NHS. He has a detailed understanding of what challenges are being faced on the front line, having spent time working in the NHS and in shadowing staff within these organisation. Scott has a specific expertise in healthcare informatics. Scott re-joined Dell Technologies from Google in 2022, after four years previously at Dell Technologies as Regional Director of Healthcare. He holds a Degree in Business and Finance.
