Dr. Ron (Health Informatics)
Clinician/health informatics creator on EHR/EPR fluency, data governance, and career paths in digital health.
Learning Should Support Responsibility, Not Replace Experience
More courses won’t fix unclear positioning. Many senior leaders reached the top with limited formal credentials — but strong delivery records. Learning works best when it supports real responsibility, not replaces it.
NHS Digital Leaders Come From Diverse Backgrounds, Not One Path
There is no single “golden path” to NHS digital leadership. Senior leaders come from clinical, technical and delivery backgrounds often without perfect credentials. What they share is experience leading change at scale.
Digital Health Leadership More Diverse Than Expected
Digital health leadership is more diverse than people assume. Women and non-clinical professionals are well represented across senior roles. Self-exclusion is often a bigger barrier than formal criteria. The leadership signals section in Career Navigator 2026 explores this.
Digital Health Jobs Thrive Beyond London: Regional Clusters Matter
Career opportunity in digital health isn’t confined to London. Hiring clusters exist across Manchester, Cardiff, Cambridge, Bristol and national bodies. Understanding where domains concentrate matters as much as what role you target.
NHS Digital Skills Transfer Globally Across Health Systems
Your NHS digital skills are more portable than you think. Delivery, data and governance capabilities recur across health systems globally. Titles vary. Underlying capability travels. The global perspective is covered in Career Navigator 2026. Full Report: https://zurl.co/7tnFK
AI Hype Masks Real Health‑tech Hiring: Program Management Dominates
AI dominates health-tech headlines. It barely appears in NHS job adverts. Meanwhile, programme management and digital transformation make up over half of actual hiring and get little attention. Headlines create excitement. Hiring data creates careers.
Core Skills for 2026: Leadership, Data, EPR, Governance
The most valuable skills for 2026 are not mysterious. Delivery leadership, data literacy, EPR fluency, governance, and communication keep reappearing. These skills survive restructures, tech shifts and policy cycles. Career Navigator 2026 outlines the full skills picture.