Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of its new chief digital and data officer, with Jake Barlow to join the trust in November following his role as digital director in health and disability from the Department of Work and Pensions.
Previous experience includes senior roles at Gov.UK and the Ministry of Justice as well as responsibility for “all public-facing digital and technology services” for the Legal Aid Agency, Office of the Public Guardian, and Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority.
Speaking on his appointment, Jake commented that “demand for health services has never been higher” and emphasised his passion “about the role that digital and data plays in helping us to meet this demand in the most innovative and effective way”.
NHS workforce in the spotlight
Earlier this week, HTN highlighted how University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of its new chief digital officer, set to join the trust from October.
In July, we shared West Yorkshire ICB’s announcement that a new chief digital and information officer (director of digital) is to join the team.
June saw news from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust regarding the appointment of its new chief digital transformation officer on an interim basis.
We’ve also hosted a range of virtual panels discussing topics pertinent to the NHS workforce: in April, we discussed how to engage your board and workforce with digital buy-in and the same month our panellists spoke about how to support the NHS workforce with digital skills and digital careers. In May, we hosted a panel highlighting strategies for empowering a digital workforce and developing workforce technology literacy.
Also from Sussex
Last month, HTN covered the news that Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust awarded a 10-year contract extension for an electronic patient record system from The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), set to run for 10 years and worth an estimated £6,294,780.
In May, we highlighted how a digital system has been developed to record “comfort checks” for patients receiving end-of-life care at University Hospitals Sussex.
Other news from earlier in spring includes the launch of a new Health Information Point pilot from Royal Sussex County Hospital, and the launch of a digital discharge planner for multidisciplinary teams from Sussex ICS.
