Published in Web of Weeknotes·Jan 8Week-and-a-bit-note: 29 December 2022 to 6 January 2023A note covering the past week, and also the working day I put in between Christmas and New Year. How did I make expectations clear? After a hectic run-up to Christmas, I was glad to have a meeting-free day to go back to my work objectives and identify the things I really need to focus on…Weeknotes4 min readWeeknotes4 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Dec 18, 2022Short weeknote: 12 to 16 December 2022Only 3 days in work this week because I took 2 days off to celebrate my oldest son’s graduation for his Master’s degree. Boy #1 got a distinction to add to his first class Classics BA. Something, something, social mobility — he is the third generation of Manchester graduates in…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Dec 11, 2022Weeknote: 5 to 9 December 2022What did I enjoy? Meeting in person with colleagues who have been working together on our future operating model for the Product directorate in the new NHS England, and with other members of the senior leadership team for the directorate. We also went out for dinner and drinks together. The next day, I joined…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Dec 4, 2022Weeknote: 28 November to 2 December 2022What was hard? I was hit by a bad cold for most of this week, which was a terrible week to be below par due to important deadlines in the operating model work. To be fair, when I read back over my weeknotes, almost every week for the last 2 months has had…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Nov 27, 2022Weeknote: 21 to 25 November 2022What did I enjoy? Getting back to some digital urgent and emergency care work after a few weeks mainly focused on our product directorate operating model. On Tuesday, I got out of the office to to learn about innovation at North West Ambulance Service. I’m always impressed by the NWAS digital team’s test and…Weeknotes2 min readWeeknotes2 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Nov 19, 2022Weeknote: 14 to 18 November 2022What was hard? A full-on week as we had an important internally driven deadline on our operating model in the new NHS England. There was a lot of work to gather information, collate it, and present it in a way that is meaningful for colleagues who know little about what our teams do…Weeknotes6 min readWeeknotes6 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Nov 12, 2022Weeknote: 7 to 11 November 2022What did I enjoy? Helen, Lara, and I presented to an advisory group of NHS England and NHS Digital exec and non-exec directors about the shift we’re making to a product mindset across our new organisation. We had a good discussion and an encouraging response. It’s always helpful to hear how our most senior…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Nov 6, 2022Weeknote: 3 to 4 November 2022What did I enjoy? Returning to work on Thursday to see the progress that colleagues had made while I was away. It’s a somewhat guilty pleasure because I know it was a tough five-day week for many people, so I tried not to be too smug about swanning in with only two days to…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Oct 29, 2022Weeknote: 24 to 28 October 2022What did I enjoy? This week did seem like a week of breakthroughs in our work on the creation of the new NHS England. …Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
Published in Web of Weeknotes·Oct 23, 2022Monthnote: 26 September to 21 October 2022Catching up on “weeknotes” after a few weeks that were a bit of a blur… I was asked to lead design work on a part of our organisations’ merger plans A family member was involved in a car accident (they’re making a good recovery; the car was a write-off) I…Weeknotes3 min readWeeknotes3 min read
