Digital Ecology Podcast
Episodes
Rethinking Digital Transformation: From Transactional Systems to Human-Centered Change
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Paul Taylor about the realities of digital transformation across health and social care, with a focus on how technology ...
Learning From Failure in Digital Health With Dr Sarah Crossland
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Dr Sarah Crossland about the role of failure in digital health innovation. Sarah is a lecturer in medical engineering at...
Making Digital Health Accessible: Creativity, Co Design, and Collaboration at King’s Health Partners
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Dr Lili Golmohammadi and Emelia Delaney, both research associates at King’s Health Partners Digital Health Hub. Lili an...
Digital Innovation in the NHS: Exploring the New Ten Year Plan with Hatim Abdulhussein
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Hatim Abdulhussein about the NHS’s new Ten Year Plan and what it means for digital transformation, innovation, and work...
People, Process, Technology: Why NHS Innovation Needs a Human Approach with Dr Helen Hughes
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Dr Helen Hughes, Associate Professor of Organizational Psychology at the University of Leeds and Director of the Behaviou...
Behind the Scenes of digital in NHS: Rochelle Gold on User-Centered Design
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Rochelle Gold, Head of User Research at NHS England. Rochelle’s background spans research in health, social care, and d...
S3 E3 - Designing for Mortality and Innovation in Healthcare with Ivor Williams
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Ivor Williams, a designer with a background in both UX and product design with a focus on mortality and end of life c...
S3 E2 - Journey of Tiny Medical Apps: Greg Burch on Digital Health Innovations
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I sit down with Greg Burch, a specialty doctor in the emergency department and co-founder of Tiny Medical Apps. Greg has been working...
S3 E1 - User-Centered Design in the NHS: Personas, Prototypes, and Pain Points with Lindsay Lewis & Hayley Grafton
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Hayley Grafton, the Chief Nursing Information Officer at University Hospitals Leicester, and Lindsay Lewis, a master’s...
S2 E10 - The Craft of Caring: Douglas Hamandishe on NHS, Healthcare Innovation, and Patient Empowerment
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Douglas Hamandishe about the challenges and potential innovations within the NHS. Douglas brings a wealth of experience ...
S2 E9 - Bridging Gaps: From Health Inequalities to Digital Innovation with Matt Boazman
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Matt Boazman, the Chief Executive of Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital, about the evolving landscape of digital...
S2 E8 - Aahuti Rai on Women's Health and the Power of Digital Transformation
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digital Ecology, I speak with Aahuti Rai, a remarkable voice and advocate for women's health and a proponent for sustainable innova...
S2 E7 - Enhancing Nursing Practice with Technology: Conversations with Natalie Hayes
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digital Ecology, I have the pleasure of speaking with Natalie Hayes, the Chief Nursing Information Officer in a large acute trust i...
S2 E6 - Empowering Digital Entrepreneurs: Insights on Innovation and Diversity in Healthcare with Jenny Chong
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digital Ecology, I delve into the dynamic world of digital health alongside my guest, Jenny Chong, a non-executive director at an N...
S2 E5 - Jo Robinson on Suicide Prevention in the Digital Age
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digital Ecology, I speak with guest Jo Robinson, Professor and Head of Suicide Research at Orygen, a leading youth mental health se...
S2 E4 - Continuous Discovery: Unlocking User Insights for Better Product Development: Kayikunmi 'Kay' Sogo
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Digital Ecology, host Victoria Betton is joined by Kayikunmi 'Kay' Sogo, a senior product manager specialising in product managemen...
S2 E3 - When I get things wrong, my brain grows: James Freed
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Digital Ecology, I chat with James Freed, a seasoned expert in digital health. We kick off by diving into Ja...
S2 E2 - Complicated, complexity & chaos in digital health: Sam Shah
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Sam Shah and I converse on the topic of complexity in digital health, the tendency to tip into chaos and the fact that things are...
S2 E1 - How to fail better with simulation: James Woollard, Wendy Chapman & Kit Huckvale
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of my second series of the Digital Ecology podcast I host a panel conversation about the role of simulation in healthcare professional tr...
S1 Ep10 Hierarchy is the enemy of innovation: Charlotte Fox
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to innovate in the NHS? Spoiler alert - Charlotte convinced me that the answer is yes. Charlotte is an innovation dynamo - starting lif...
S1 Ep9 Making SystmOne sexy: Toby Avery
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I chat all things user-centred design with Toby Avery, chief digital information officer at Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundat...
S1 Ep8 Bringing QI and digital transformation tribes together: Anne Cooper
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Anne Cooper and I chat about the relationship between quality improvement and digital transformation. Anne tells me about her Minerva ...
S1 Ep7 What we can learn from qualitative research into user-centred design for digital transformation: Tracey Watson
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Tracey Watson about her research into the role of user-centred design in NHS digital transformation. With a previous role ...
S1 Ep6 The future of electronic patient records and why they are on the tipping point of disruption: Thomas Webb (part 2)
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I continue my interview with Thomas Webb, founder and CEO of Ethical Healthcare Consulting. Thomas shares his thoughts about the curre...
S1, Ep5 The story of Ethical Healthcare Consulting: with founder & CEO, Thomas Webb (part 1)
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Thomas Webb who founded Ethical Healthcare Consulting back in 2016. Thomas shares his journey creating Ethical Healthcare,...
S1, Ep4 Why every chief digital officer should care about human factors: Katherine Church
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Kathryn Church about her journey from social worker to digital strategist and find out why social justice and human factor...
S1, Ep3 Facilitating change in complex systems: Andy Wilkins
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Andy Wilkins about how we approach complexity when it comes to digital adoption in England's National Health Service. Andy...
S1, Ep2 How The Money Moves: Lauren Bevan
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Lauren Bevan about the backstory of how the money moves in the NHS, how digital technologies get bought and sold, the barr...
S1, Ep1 Life as an NHS CCIO: Dr Ayesha Rahim
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Dr Ayesha Rahim to find out what life is really like as an NHS CCIO. As a Perinatal Psychiatrist, Deputy Chief Medical Off...