Health and Social Care Council members
Chair and Vice-Chairs
Council Members
techUK Health and Social Care Council, starting from December 2024:
Alastair Allen
Alastair Allen
Alex Eavis
Alex Eavis
Alex joined EMIS Health, one of the UK’s largest point-of-care system suppliers, through acquisition in 2019. She now heads up the product teams across digital, data and analytics divisions, and the product experience and design team. Alex is passionate about the potential of technology to help those that need it the most. Her distributed ledger software company, Dovetail Lab, was set up to make primary and secondary healthcare data uses more citizen centric, and give patients greater control over the medical record data.
Before founding Dovetail, Alex co-founded an Internet-of-Things care technology business called Alcove; and a social enterprise called HowDoI?, spun out of an outstanding special educational needs school, using NFC technology to launch step-by-step life skills training.
Alex advocates for greater investment in user-centric design, and use of data-driven technologies to enhance the experience of receiving and providing care, reduce inequalities and improve patient, population and provider outcomes.
Charlotte Lewis
Charlotte Lewis
David Hancock
David Hancock
I have worked in Healthcare IT for nearly 20 years and now have my own company where I work with Health and Social Care organisations, and system suppliers on digital/product strategy, transformation and go to market strategy. I have a focus on interoperability. I have worked in both major IT suppliers and SMEs and understand the issues faced by both as they sell and try to innovate into the NHS and Social Care and the issues they face having to work with the NHS on regulatory requirements, standards and connection to national systems. I have sat on the council for the last 5 years, am also Vendor Co-Chair of INTEROPen and Chair of the techUK Interoperability Working Group where this year we reached the techUK Interoperability Charter. The relaunch was based on our experience of it being in place for the last 6 years, learning the lessons and improving it.
Dr Jaz Dhaliwal
Dr Jaz Dhaliwal
I am a Digital Healthcare Partner at KPMG. I am responsible for the growth of KPMG Digital Healthcare Business in the UK. My portfolio is centered on helping clients across the NHS at national, regional, and local level to transform care enabled by digital and data.
I started my career as a NHS doctor in Acute Medicine and General Practice. I have practised in the UK and New Zealand. After completing my MBA at Cambridge I decided to pivot my career into Healthcare Consulting. I started in professional services with Deloitte, and went on to work for IBM and Infosys. I have worked with a wide range of Healthcare clients in the UK, US and UAE. I have over 10 years’ experience in clinically enabled technology transformation programmes.
I am a passionate leader. I believe to truly transform the NHS, we need to adopt an ecosystem approach with partners that delivers end-to-end transformation with tangible benefits to the system. This reduces health inequalities and improves outcomes for society.
Dr Justin Whatling
Dr Justin Whatling
NHS medical doctor by background, Justin has 25 years of experience using technology and informatics to transform outcomes for patients.
He currently serves as Palantir’s Managing Director for Global Health & Life Sciences, and a non-executive director for the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. He is also a member of techUK’s Life Sciences Working Group.
Justin holds voluntary roles as a trustee of the Faculty of Clinical Informatics and a member of the BCS Academy of Computing’s board, representing BCS on the management committee of the BMJ Health & Care Informatics Journal. He is a fellow of BCS, founding fellow of FCI, and a lead practitioner in FEDIP. He was previously an independent member of the NHS National Information Board.
Justin previously led population health management at Cerner, was clinical director at BT Health, and held roles at Accenture and Bupa.
Dr. Afzal Chaudhry
Dr. Afzal Chaudhry
Fiona Dawson
Fiona Dawson
Fiona is Director at Mayden, the company behind iaptus, the market leading electronic health record (EHR) system which is used by over 100 NHS organisations organisations, covering over two-thirds of adult NHS Talking Therapy services. Fiona leads on the iaptus product development, features and partnerships. She holds a first class degree in Applied Computing and is in her final year of a part-time Masters in Healthcare Data at Cambridge University. As a BCS Fellow, Chartered IT Professional, CHCIO and FEDIP Leading Practitioner she is a leader in the health informatics profession and a product specialist. Shortlisted for Innovator of the Year in 2017, Fiona is a passionate advocate for what technology can do to support healthcare and holds a number of positions on national working groups that further key agendas, including interoperability.
Guy Player
Guy Player
Heather Cook
Heather Cook
Over the last 25 years Heather has been at the forefront many of the UK's major public sector change management programmes and transformed health and care service provision through digital innovation. As a hands-on board member and advisor, she’s delivered paradigm shifts in the way that our patients access innovative health tech, and how our systems support innovation and disrupt the status quo.
As former managing director of Big Health (Sleepio and Daylight), the worlds leading digital therapeutics provider in mental health, she now provides strategic advice and supports the business to help millions back to good mental health. Today, she feels privileged to sit on NHSE’s commercial advisory board and was elected on the main Board of TechUK – representing both the SME voice and that of the health and med tech industry.
Indi Singh
Indi Singh
Jack Dix
Jack Dix
Jason Heyes
Jason Heyes
Jill DeBene
Jill DeBene
Justin Hassall
Justin Hassall
With over 25 years’ experience in the architecture and delivery of national and international digital and data platforms across the Healthcare system and wider public and private sectors, Justin specializes in leading successful ‘end to end’ delivery of challenging, complex assignments and cross-enterprise initiatives.
Justin has led on the design and delivery of an innovative NHS wide digital service for exchanging patient safety events. Led by NHS England, the service uses advanced data sciences including Machine Learning to drive learning and insight to improves patient safety across the NHS. This service was awarded a Silver medal at the prestigious Global 2023 World Innovation Technology Services Alliances (WITSA) Awards in Malaysia.
Justin also leads Informed’s work with the United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA), providing strategic advice and specialist resources to increase the Agency’s digital capability as it transitions from a focus on pandemic response to an enduring and extensive health protection service.
Lauren Bevan
Lauren Bevan
My career in health and social care began over 20 years ago. Initially a hospital cleaner, I later became a clinician, and then progressed to Deputy Director of Finance and Performance. Since then I've spent 12 years in industry. The diversity of my experience is hugely beneficial. I'm motivated by finding ways to stretch the NHS and Social Care's sparse resources, striving to secure equality and equity for citizens to manage the health and well-being of themselves and their loved ones. I have a different perspective on how the NHS can benefit from technology, how data can improve its efficiency and how patient experience and outcomes can be enhanced. As a qualified data scientist with active BCS and FED-IP membership, I have a well-rounded view of the tech landscape. I currently lead the Healthcare team at BJSS with over 400 technologists dedicated to spearheading advancements in health and care technology.
Liz Ashall-Payne
Liz Ashall-Payne
Liz Ashall-Payne is an accomplished healthcare leader and the Founding CEO of ORCHA, a global leader in digital health accreditation and distribution services. With a background as a trained NHS Clinician, Liz has been at the forefront of healthcare transformation programs in the NHS, Europe, and North America, leveraging the potential of digital technology to enhance patient health outcomes and drive economic opportunities.
In 2015, Liz established ORCHA, a groundbreaking venture that garnered investments from influential figures like Sir Terry Leahy and Bill Currie. Under Liz's guidance, ORCHA has experienced remarkable growth, expanding its digital health assessment and distribution services to twelve countries worldwide. Within the UK, ORCHA serves organizations in 70% of NHS regions, positioning itself as a trusted partner in the digital health landscape.
Recognized for her exceptional contributions, Liz Ashall-Payne and ORCHA have received numerous accolades. Liz herself has been honored as a Tech Trailblazer by the BIMA 100, acknowledged as a Healthcare IT Leader in the HIMSS Future 50, and named Entrepreneur of the Year by prestigious institutions such as the British Chamber of Commerce, Norther Powerhouse, and EY. Additionally, she has been featured within the LDC top 50, further highlighting her influential role in the healthcare and technology sectors.
In addition to her accomplishments at ORCHA, Liz Ashall-Payne is an NHS England NIA alumni fellow, demonstrating her commitment to advancing innovation in healthcare. She actively contributes to the development of future healthcare leaders as a coach for the NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur program. Furthermore, Liz serves as the Vice Chair on the techUK Health and Social Care Council, where she helps shape policies and initiatives in the intersection of technology and healthcare.
Liz Ashall-Payne's visionary leadership, extensive expertise in healthcare transformation, and dedication to harnessing the potential of digital health make her a prominent figure in the industry, driving positive change and innovation for the benefit of patients and healthcare systems worldwide.
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Phillipa Winter
Phillipa Winter
Rachel Murphy
Rachel Murphy
Sally Rennison
Sally Rennison
Shane Tickell
Shane Tickell
Thomas Webb
Thomas Webb
Will Goddard
