Here at HTN we’re always looking forward to the Health Tech Awards sponsored by CCube Solutions, our annual awards programme designed to shine a spotlight on innovative thinking and best practice in the NHS and beyond.
Each year, we gather an experienced and varied group of judges from the health tech industry to read and vote on each entry we receive, across categories such as most promising pilot, innovation of the year, best use of data and best use of digital for primary care.
We are delighted to share with you the first team of judges for this year’s awards:
- Aileen Jackson, head of mental health at Health Innovation Network
- Amanda Begley, exec director of digital and transformation at Health Innovation Network South London
- Ambra Caruso, head of digital transformation at NHS South London
- Andrea Carter, programme director, community and care homes at Health Innovation Network
- Andrew Stradling, chief medical officer at NHS LPP
- Andy McGivern, chief data officer/customer account director at NHS Arden & GEM CSU
- Anna Bunch, digital pharmacist at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust
- Anne-Marie Riley, chief nurse at University Hospitals of North Midlands
- Ben Richards, chief operating officer at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust
- Breid O’Brien, transformation consultant [self-employed]
- Ciara Moore, unified EPR programme director for Mid and South Essex NHS Trust and Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Colin Jones, head of pharmacy digital improvement and innovation at Midlands Partnership University NHS Trust
- Dan Rennie-Hale, director of clinical outcomes and effectiveness, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Darren Pudduck, digital medicines principal pharmacy technician at Dorset HealthCare
- David Clarke, consultant in intensive care medicine at Oxford University Healthcare Foundation Trust
- David Gunion, digital programme manager at Sunderland GP Alliance
- Dawn Greaves, associate director of digital transformation at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Diane Sarkar, chief nursing and quality officer at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Donna Hanson, digital skills development project manager at North West Skills Development Network
- Emma Pownall, EPR configuration manager and matron at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Felicia Akubue, group CQC compliance and improvement officer at Royal Free NHS Trust
- Geraint Jones, chief clinical information officer at Leeds Community Healthcare
- Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, head of portfolio at NHS England
- Jacqueline Andrews, executive medical director and executive lead for digital at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
- Jason Bradley, chief digital and data officer at Countess of Chester Hospital
- Jason Teoh, chief information officer at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
- Jenny Camaradou, EU R&D grants writer/knowledge exchange and PPIE patient public involvement engagement lead at SHCN
- Johanna Kelly, chief nursing information officer at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Julian Le Saux, practice manager (retired) at The Crane Surgery
- Julie Jones, customer relationship manager at Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
- Katya Masconi-Yule, senior programmer at DigitalHealth.London
- Kerry O’Reilly, chief nursing information officer at Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Kim Rogers, senior programme manager of digital transformation at NHS Sussex ICB
- Kimberly Dawson, senior digital CSO at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Lila Dinner, deputy chief executive, chief medical officer and SRO for digital services at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust
- Liz Dobson, CEO at IBD registry
- Manjit Roseghini, deputy chief nurse and director of midwifery, Croydon NHS Trust
- Marie Collingwood-Graham, digital programme manager at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- Marion Costello, practice manager
- Mark Edginton, director of operations at Health Innovation Network South London
- Mathew Curtis-Holloway, advanced clinical practitioner at Nelson Medical Group
- Maxine Farmer, senior advisor at Health Innovation East
- Misbah Mahmood, deputy chief midwifery information officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals
- Morgan Thanigasalam, clinical lead digital and transformation at Sherwood Forest Hospitals
- Nick Hopkinson, associate director for strategy and engagement at NHS England
- Nicky Bennett, digital head of nursing at Coventry and Warwickshire PT
- Pamela Fearns, chief nursing information officer at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
- Pankaj Verlekar, consultant endocrine diabetes/acute medicine at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Parveen Manku, practice manager at Laurel Bank Surgery
- Paul Charnley, digital blueprint programme chair at NHS England
- Paul Richards, non-executive director at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
- Peter Wathen, head of digital transformation at Gloucestershire ICS
- Rachael Forbister, digital transformation programme manager at Health Innovation NENC
- Rishi Das-Gupta, chief executive at Health Innovation Network
- Rotimi Jaiyesimi, group associate medical director for patient safety, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Mid and South Essex University Hospitals NHS Foundation
- Russell Ashworth, academy lead for simulation and TEL at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
- Sam Cattermole, senior project manager IM&T at Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Sarah Barker, innovation manager at Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
- Sarah Croxford, healthcare industry go to market lead at Microsoft
- Sarika Mulukuntla, health information technologist specialist, Parkland Health
- Sherif Al-Marayati at St John’s Way Medical Centre
- Stacey Spence, EPR programme manager at Medway NHS Foundation Trust
- Stuart Dures, digital skills development manager at Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust
- Tamara Reid, head of discharge planning and capacity at North Middlesex University Hospital
- Tracy Dell, practice business manager at Cleckheaton Group Practice
- Waqaar Shah, clinical director at NHS London
We’ll announce more judges in the next weeks!
Interested in entering the awards with an innovative project or programme from your organisation? The deadline is 9 July and you can find more information here.
