Paul is Deputy Director of Operations and COIO at Co Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. He is an Operational Director with over 20 years’ experience in the NHS and has significant experience within the acute hospital sector with experience leading high profile change initiatives in and across multiple NHS organisations. Paul initially entered into the Digital Field in 2022 when he provided operational leadership during the big bang implementation of Oracle Cerner EPR across 8 sites; 2 acute, 1 sub-acute and 5 community. He now chairs the Digital and Clinical Advisory Group and provides operational leadership for the digital strategy across the organisation.