Digital Health Awards 2019: Winners revealed

The winners of the coveted Digital Health Awards have been revealed at the 2019 Summer Schools.

Jon Hoeksma, editor and CEO of Digital Health, announced the winners during a special networking and awards dinner held at the University of Leeds.

The awards, now in their second year, aim to recognise and celebrate the achievements of the leaders making the biggest contributions to UK healthcare IT.

The winners were revealed at the annual two-day Digital Health Summer Schools, which this year runs from 18-19 July, University of Leeds.

The winners of the Digital Health Awards 2019 are:

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Digital Health Awards 2019 winners

• CIO of the Year (sponsored by Socitim): Mandy Griffin, CIO and Managing Director, The Health Informatics Service, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
• CCIO of the Year (sponsored by CareWorks): Gareth Thomas, Group CCIO, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
• CNIO of the Year (sponsored by Nervecentre): Natasha Phillips, CNIO University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Future Digital Leader of the Year (sponsored by Equal Experts): Nicola Henderson, NHS Forth Valley
• Team of the Year (sponsored by WellSky): Informatics Department, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Outstanding contribution award (sponsored by Sectra): Marianne Williams, Specialist Gastroenterology Community Dietitian, Somerset Partnership NHS FT
• Lifetime achievement award: Dr Charles Gutteridge. CCIO, Barts Health NHS Trust

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Speaking to Digital Health News at the awards, Future Digital Leader of the Year winner,  Nicola Henderson from NHS Forth Valley in Scotland, said she was “absolutely amazed”.

She added: “This is not just about me, this is about everyone who is trying to transform the NHS through digital.”

Henderson also said that as a Scottish female, she felt the award was a “major recognition” for women and Scotland.

A number of the winners were peer-voted by the 3,500 NHS chief information officers, chief clinical information officers and other digital health leaders who make up the Networks panel.

This included the Outstanding contribution award, and this year’s winner, Marianne Williams, Specialist Gastroenterology Community Dietitian at Somerset Partnership NHS FT, who said she was “stunned” and “incredibly chuffed” to win.

While CIO of the Year, Mandy Griffin, from the Health Informatics Service at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, said she was “gobsmacked” and “felt very privileged” to win.

Earlier in the day, delegates heard international keynotes from Nick Adkins, John Halamka and Margunn Aenestad.

The Shuri Network, which aims to support and encourage women of black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in digital health roles, was launched.