Explore how collaborations within the NHS can act as a preventative measure and improve patient outcomes. How do we share information beyond the NHS whilst gaining insights into the challenges and explore different solutions?
Chair: Paul Charnley
co-chair, Digital Blueprinting Steering Committee (NHS England)
Emma Arrowsmith
digital matron, County Durham and Darlington NHS FT
Emma Arrowsmith is the Digital Matron at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. Digital is at the heart of healthcare delivery throughout the Organisation and Emma, with the Digital Health Team, are providing education, support and developing digital technology to support the care they provide.
Emma is the current chair of the National Digital Shared Decision Making Council with members spanning each region in England who are all working in digital roles as Nurses, Midwives or Students. Members of the Digital Shared Decision Making Councils will be attending Summer School to share some learning, ideas and a call to action.
Tom Micklewright
clinical lead for digital transformation, Cheshire and Merseyside ICS
Dr Tom Micklewright is a GP, Primary Care Digital Transformation Lead for Cheshire and Merseyside ICB and Medical Director at ORCHA, the world’s leading digital health quality management platform. Previously, Tom has held senior positions within the British Medical Association and helped lead one of Europe’s largest telehealth providers to work with the NHS and to safely integrate with NHS clinical IT systems. His passion is patient empowerment. To this end, he regularly writes and speaks on citizen-facing digital health and has launched a school-based mental health programme in Merseyside.
Katie Heard
head of research and data insights, Good Things Foundation
Katie Heard is Head of Research and Data Insights at Good Things Foundation. She is responsible for leading Good Things Foundation’s work on understanding the impact they are making: how many people we support, who we support, how we support them and the difference that is making.
Before working at Good things Foundation she worked in a wide range of organisations from Versus Arthritis, learndirect and Boots. She is passionate about understanding behaviour, bringing this understanding into the organisations that she works and using this to improve the lives of the target populations and the products and services on offer.
Providing equality of access for all is a driver of all her work and she is leading Good Things foundation on their journey to improve their evaluation work. Listening to underserved audiences and using this to help improve our products and services.
