Ethical Healthcare

Who we are

Ethical Healthcare is an advisory consultancy with a renowned team that has extensive experience in digital health from organisations across the health service.

These individual subject matter experts are, collectively, a powerful force for change in digital transformation.

Our priority is to make a positive and meaningful social impact by working with people and clients with whom we share values, understanding and experience.

We value

 
equity & equality integrity honesty & transparency compassion happiness
About Ethical Healthcare
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Directors

Our hand-picked team is committed to doing the right thing for the right reason.  We will deliberately share what we know for positive impact. And we will give our employees opportunities to flourish and that have a meaningful impact on their lives.

Thomas Webb
CEO

Thomas founded Ethical to make a positive and meaningful social impact on the NHS and its users. He brings two decades of experience in health informatics and a passion to pioneer new disruptive approaches to digital healthcare  

Andy Kinnear
Partnerships Director

Andy helps us develop partnerships that support the NHS to deliver successful digital transformation. He’s a former Chief Information Officer (CIO) with 30 years’ experience in the NHS and a track record of delivering frontline information and technology strategy and solutions.  

Ian Sharp
Commercial Director

Ian is our innovation and growth specialist. He is an expert in strategic market fit, idea development and business modelling 

Ethical team

Judy Smith
Chief Operating Officer

Judy drives forward our mission to provide the ethical route to digital transformation. Her impressive track record includes senior programme and operational roles and heading up an electronic patient record (EPR) provider’s software portfolio.  

Luke Stockdale
Chief Technology Officer

Luke drives our vision to exploit the opportunities of technology and innovation in the healthcare sector. He has extensive experience in digital healthcare, having worked as CTO on digital transformation programmes in two NHS Foundation Trusts.

Jan Coster
Finance Director

Jan leads our finance team and has a passion for quality service delivery. She is an accredited public sector accountant and former NHS director.  

Tracey Watson
Director of Consulting

Tracey oversees client engagement, strategic planning and delivery at Ethical. She has a wealth of experience spanning central government and the health and technology sectors, including roles as Chief Information Officer at Pennine Actue Hospital Trust, Digital Director for the Northern Care Alliance and Innovation and Partnerships Director at NHS Digital.

Laura Blacker
Operations Manager

Laura drives continuous improvement across Ethical by streamlining processes and enhancing operational efficiency. She has a pharmacology background and significant experience in senior roles at a health communications and research agency.  

Shaun Holywell
Technical Operations Manager

Shaun brings our people and processes along with our technology to keep our internal wheels turning. He helps our team and clients gain valuable insights through the use of business information and analytics tools.  

Donna Tyalor
Project Support Officer

Donna supports the management and delivery of client projects. 

Heather Payne
Junior Delivery Manager

Heather manages the delivery of client projects and is an experienced Junior Delivery Manager with a diverse background in the NHS, self-employment, and local government. She holds foundational qualifications in PRINCEII and Change Management and is dedicated to delivering excellence across all types of projects. Heather is passionate about technology and enjoys honing her skills in software and technology.

Katie Hogg
Administrative Support

Katie provides administrative support to our senior leadership team and ensures our business runs smoothly.  

Nicola Lowe
Delivery Manager

Nicola expertly manages the delivery of client projects and has expertise in electronic patient record (EPR) implementation and optimisation, business change and benefits reporting. She is PRINCE II qualified and has worked in project and programme management roles in the NHS.  

Liz Simms
Delivery Manager

Liz manages the delivery of projects for our clients, with a focus on cutover planning and expertise in electronic patient records (EPR) and laboratory information management systems (LIMS). She has 40 years of experience in the NHS and health IT suppliers and is a qualified transformation coach who works on our Minerva leadership development programme 

Ethical Experts

Diarmaid Crean
Associate - Digital Data and Technology

A highly experienced digital health leader with a strong track record of delivering national-scale innovation across health and care. Formerly Deputy Director for Digital Health at Public Health England and Chief Digital and Technology Officer at Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Diarmaid now advises both public and private sector clients on large-scale digital transformation.

Kemi Adenubi
Associate - Digital Transformation

Kemi has experience of running major digital transformation programmes in the NHS, including having commercial and operational oversight for GP clinical IT systems and for the rollout of the electronic prescribing service into pharmacies.  Kemi is currently a NED and committee chair at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

John Farenden
Associate - Health Informatics

John has worked in health informatics for 35 years, operating at all levels of the NHS in the UK. He has worked for technology suppliers and large and small consulting businesses throughout his career, including time on secondment as Deputy Head of Information Policy for the NHS in England. In 2017 he joined NHS England and led the Shared Care Records programme, as well as being involved in a number of other national programme boards.

 

Darren Mckenna
Associate - Digital Leadership and Innovation

Darren is a former NHS Chief Information Officer with over 30 years’ experience across local, regional, and national roles. He now works independently, leading digital strategy and transformation projects for a range of clients. His previous roles include CIO at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, and System CIO for Mental Health and Learning Disability services in the North East and Cumbria.

Kate Dawes
Associate - Digital Transformation

Kate is an experienced regional and C-suite board leader of strategic and digital transformation, ICS implementation, and governance with over 25 years’ experience in health and pharmaceutical care. She recently led ICSs in interim CDIO and Director of Digital roles to provide strategic and operational development and delivery in the new health and care landscapes. She is currently a program director at the Ministry of Defence.

Richard Whittington
Associate - Digital Transformation

Richard is Partnerships Director at an AI-driven healthcare company and he has over 20 years’ experience in healthcare commissioning, transformation, and NHS system leadership.

Previously CEO at LOCSU and a lead within the outpatient recovery programme at NHSE, he has been at the forefront of outpatient reform and integrated care models.

Mark Outhwaite
Principal Associate - Strategy and Leadership

Mark has over 35 years of experience in and alongside the NHS, holding senior roles including Chief Executive, Director at the NHS Modernisation Agency, and independent consultant. He specialises in supporting senior teams through complex, large-scale change, often with a digital focus and an emphasis on leadership development. Most recently, he has been developing the Networks Insight methodology for Ethical, combining Social Network Analysis and Organisational Development to drive successful transformation.

Nicola Haywood-Cleverly
Associate - Digital Transformation

With a background in engineering, Nicola has successfully led large-scale, complex and digitally-enabled transformation programmes across the public sector, at system and regional level. She has served as a CDIO in the NHS and policing and sat on several national and international technology councils. She is a NED at NHS foundation trusts, alongside being a policy, strategy, user experience and productivity consultant in digital health technology and data.

Emma Doyle
Associate - Tech Strategy

Emma has more than 20 years’ experience working in digital, tech and data in health. Her experience spans regulation, local commissioning, the central NHS and government. Emma led the development of tech policy and strategy at the highest levels of the NHS and has collaborated with and advised governments internationally.

Kevin Hamer
Associate - Digital Solutions and Innovation

A digital health innovator, strategist and ITIL v3 expert with over 30 years’ IT experience, primarily focused on innovation product and service development. Before becoming a digital consultant helping NHS organisations and SMEs with their transformation challenges, Kevin worked at University Hospital Southampton NHS FT in IT development and as senior digital manager.

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