Simon Eccles

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1 July 2024

No clear NHS digital career pathway, more a ‘career rockface’ says Eccles

Former NHS national CCIO Dr Simon Eccles said that people seeking digital roles in the NHS face a “career rockface”
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15 April 2024

NHS England recruiting for new national CCIO

NHSE are recruiting for a new national chief clinical information officer (CCIO) to lead the Transformation Directorates Digital Clinical Informatics
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12 April 2022

Simon Eccles to step down as CCIO at NHS England and Improvement

The national chief clinical information officer at NHS England and Improvement is to step down after four years in the
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8 October 2021

‘Take the workforce with us’ for successful integration

Speaking at day two the Autumn Leadership Summit, Professor Jonathan Benger stressed the importance of workforce involvement in integration.
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NHS team at Autumn Leadership Summit
7 October 2021

ICSs expected to deliver ‘fully costed digital plan by March 2022’

Speaking at Digital Health’s Autumn Leadership Summit, Sonia Patel outlined the next steps of the What Good Looks Like framework
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17 December 2020

The 2020 NHS IT Leadership Survey – a view from Simon Eccles

Dr Simon Eccles, CCIo for NHSX, takes a look at the 2020 NHS IT Leadership Survey and how the Covid-19
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26 March 2020

Digital Health Networks discuss digital responses to Covid-19

A total of 442 members of the networks tuned into a special webinar around digital responses to Covid-19, which featured
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18 February 2020

Baroness Nicola Blackwood steps down as Minister of Innovation

Nicola Blackwood, the minister responsible for innovation and technology in the health sector has stepped down to “pursue new ventures”.
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17 February 2020

NHSX responds to Networks’ letter to get CCIOs and CIOs on trust boards

Matthew Gould and Dr Simon Eccles, CEO and deputy CEO of NHSX, confirmed two new roles would be created to
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Parliament and Health Tech conference - Hancock
30 January 2020

Matt Hancock reiterates need to digitally up-skill NHS workforce

Hancock said he had directed NHSX to ensure the Digital Ready Workforce Programme was “seriously stepped up in scope and
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