Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Aug 8Weeknote: 31 July to 4 August 2023What did I enjoy? A session in which Laura and Imogen talked us through the approach to prioritisation that they’ve been working on for our portfolio. This has been quite a long time coming, because there are several tensions to hold in balance. We need to: ensure we’re responsive to the immediate needs of…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Aug 8Weeknote: 24 to 28 July 2023What did I enjoy? Being back in the office, refreshed after my holiday. The new NHS England Leeds office is a great place to work, and getting busier with colleagues from various product teams. On Wednesday I joined members of our Patient and Public Voice (PPV) Board for Digital Urgent and Emergency Care who…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Jul 1Weeknote: 26 to 30 June 2023What did I enjoy? A chance to meet with members of the 111 online team in person as part of their monthly team day in London. I enjoyed the show and tell, including a proper live demo by one of the developers of the work he’s doing to integrate the service with NHS login…Weeknotes4 min readWeeknotes4 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Jun 25Weeknote: 19 to 23 June 2023Five days enjoying the air conditioned Leeds office. I cycled in every day. On Thursday and Friday, I took longer, cooler, more scenic routes home rather than slog back up Chapeltown Road in the early evening heat. Even though most of my meetings were on Teams, I gain a lot…Weeknotes5 min readWeeknotes5 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Jun 17Weeknote: 12 to 16 June 2023What did I enjoy? Five days in the Leeds Wellington Place office. The hot weather brought many office workers onto the boulevards outside and I enjoyed a couple of lunchtime wanders, including a bagel and a chat with Pete up on the new Monk Bridge Viaduct urban garden. My calendar seemed more relaxed this…Weeknotes4 min readWeeknotes4 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Jun 10Fortnightnote: 30 May to 9 June 2023Another two week note, as I used the time I would have set aside for last week’s note to write my reflections on a sixth year in the NHS. What did I learn? Over the past couple of weeks I’ve had calls with people leading various high priority initiatives arising from the Urgent and…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·May 27Fortnightnote: 15 to 26 May 2023What did I learn? Two days at Cranfield for the last module of the Project Leadership Programme. I enjoyed David Denyer’s session on creating a resilient organisation, which seemed especially relevant to my work supporting urgent and emergency care. In another session, we were invited to look again at the “ 7 lenses of…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·May 14Weeknote: 9 to 12 May 2023What did I enjoy? Getting out of the building on Thursday with a rain-drenched tour of some 54North homes in York. I’m a non-exec director of 54North, which was formed recently from the merger of Leeds & Yorkshire and York Housing Associations. …Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·May 3Weeknote: 2 to 5 May 2023What did I enjoy? The Leeds hub for the new NHS England is starting to get busier, and chance conversations with colleagues are getting more frequent. I managed to cycle in on 3 out of the 4 working days, but got the bus on Friday when it was raining. …Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published inWeb of Weeknotes·Apr 7Short weeknote: 3 to 5 April 2023A short week because of the Easter bank holiday break, but I packed a lot into 3 working days. Monday In the Leeds office, a planning call for the week ahead on work toward our Product teams’ future operating model, an all staff call led by senior leaders to welcome colleagues…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
