NHS trust chief Andy Hardy confirmed for Summer Schools 2025

Professor Andy Hardy, chief executive of University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, is the latest keynote confirmed for Digital Health Summer Schools 2025.

He will share his views and experiences of leading digital transformation after the go-live of the trust’s electronic patient record (EPR) in June 2024.

Hardy, who is also deputy chair for the National Improvement Board and is former president for major finance associations CIPFA and HFMA, said in a press release last year that the new EPR would “greatly improve the patient experience”.

He added that it would save staff time on admin and duplicating information on paper, and “improve our ability to share information with other care providers”.

The trust’s chief clinical information officer (CCIO) and deputy chief medical officer Dr Penny Kechagioglou is also confirmed as speaker at Summer Schools 2025.

Kechagioglou, who is also vice chair of the Digital Health CCIO Network Advisory Panel, will argue that digital is more than an EPR implementation as part of her session exploring how to get value out of EPRs to drive the next disruptive digital tech innovations.

They join a growing list of speakers, including:

• Ming Tang, chief digital and information officer (CDIO), NHS England
• Helen Balsdon, national chief nursing information officer (CNIO), NHS England
• David Walliker, CDIO, Manchester University NHS FT
• Hayley Grafton, CNIO, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust and chair of the Digital Health Networks CNIO Advisory Panel

The Digital Health Awards 2025, taking place at Summer Schools on 17 July 2025, close for entries this week.

If you know an outstanding chief information officer (CIO), CCIO or chief CNIO in digital that should be recognised for their contribution to shaping the future of NHS healthcare, then you can nominate them here.

Join senior NHS IT leaders for the two-day residential Summer Schools 17-18 July at the University of Warwick. The event features CCIO, CIO and CNIO leadership breakout sessions; topic workshops spanning AI ethics, clinical safety, benefits realisation; and NHS digital leadership case studies.

The event is supported by Networks sponsors Alcidion, AWS, Altera, Bridgehead, CereCore, Dell Technologies + AMD, Imprivata, Intersystems, Microsoft and Salesforce.

Spaces are limited. Prices start from £385 +VAT. Secure your place today and register here.