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24 June 2026

National NHS leaders join Summer Schools 2026 speaker line-up

Three national NHS leaders shaping the future of digital health have been confirmed for Summer Schools 2026, which takes place
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(L to R) Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO, NHS England, Kate Warriner, chief transformation and digital officer, Alder Hey NHS Foundation Trust, Helen Balsdon, national CNIO, NHS England, and Dr Shankar Sridharan, national clinical lead for AI at NHS England, speaking at NHS ConfedExpo 2026
15 June 2026

NHS leaders call time on AI pilots and demand national scaling

Senior NHS digital leaders have called for an end to repeated AI pilots, arguing that the focus must now shift
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(L to R): Dr Chris Stanley, GP partner and CCIO at Haxby Group, Helen Balsdon, CNIO at NHS England, Dr Shanker Vijay, London region GP clinical lead digital transformation, primary care at NHS England, Hassan Chaudhury, commercial director at DATA-CAN, and Una Rice, associate director – digital transformation at NHS Gloucestershire ICB
1 April 2026

NHS must stop making life ‘difficult for innovators’

Digital leaders have called for a more “brave” and “honest” approach to the barriers that prevent scaling of technologies.
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Helen Balsdon, national CNIO (Credit: Graham Meek)
27 March 2026

Avoid unnecessary piloting of ‘excellent’ tech, says national CNIO

The NHS must “accelerate” and scale proven innovations to meet rising demand, Helen Balsdon told Digital Health Rewired.
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Professor Nick Hardiker
16 December 2025

Colleagues pay tribute to ‘true gentleman’ Professor Nick Hardiker

Colleagues have paid tribute to “kind and brilliant” Prof Nick Hardiker, who was an influential academic in the field of
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9 October 2025

First national keynotes announced for Rewired 2026

Three national clinical leaders driving the digital ambitions of the NHS 10 year health plan will take the stage at
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15 April 2025

CNIOs Grafton and Balsdon confirmed for Summer Schools 2025

Chief nursing information officers Hayley Grafton and Helen Balsdon are the first speakers to be announced for Summer Schools 2025.
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Helen Balsdon, national CNIO (Credit: Graham Meek)
5 February 2025

Helen Balsdon: ‘Technology providers need a mindset shift’

National chief nursing information officer Helen Balsdon tells Digital Health News why technology providers need to listen to nurses.
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17 October 2024

NHSE’s national CCIO and CNIOs confirmed for Rewired 2025

Dr Alec Price-Forbes, national CCIO and Helen Balsdon, national CNIO have been announced as keynote speakers for Digital Health Rewired
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27 September 2024

Movers and Shakers news roundup

Our latest Movers and Shakers roundup includes the appointments of a national CCIO and CNIO at NHS England.
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