Who we are
The Digital Healthcare Council is a network for digital first health and care organisations across the UK.
The majority of our members partner with the NHS.
We help our members to:
Drive change - actively shape the future of health + care by joining curated conversations with influencers and decision-makers
Forge Key Connections – scale their innovation with direct access to healthcare leaders, innovators, and the media
Network - broaden their horizons through strategic alliances and peer-to-peer engagement that fuel innovation
Gain Critical Insights - stay ahead with updates on policies, politics and relevant opportunities
Amplify - we turn up the volume and amplify our members’ presence across the ecosystem
Our members
DHC members have collectively delivered over 20 million diagnostic tests and 2.7 million prescriptions, supported 50+ NHS Trusts to clear backlogs and operate across 74+ Local Authority areas with independently evidenced ROI of up to 45:1, delivering significant productivity gains and cost savings across primary and secondary care
Our Values
Integrity - we do and say the right thing, even when it’s inconvenient and no-one is watching. Trust is the foundation of our influence.
Respect - we treat every stakeholder - patients, clinicians, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and critics - with professionalism and courtesy, recognising that lasting change comes from collaboration
Responsiveness - we reply fast and we do what we said we would do; we are trustworthy and reliable
Creativity - the healthcare challenges we tackle are complex and evolving; we value fresh thinking, cross‑sector ideas, and novel policy approaches that unlock better outcomes
Excellence - we set and continuously raise the bar for the rigour of our member services and events
Our People
Catherine Davies, Director
Catherine spent a decade inside the NHS system, advising on some of the most complex issues in healthcare — every acute trust merger between 2009 and 2017, system transformation programmes across England and regulatory policy at Monitor and NHS Improvement.
She left to build something different.
She leads the Digital Healthcare Council to help digital health companies scale across the NHS — connecting forward thinking innovators, shaping policy and getting innovative solutions to the people who need them.
Catherine is a Health Foundation Commissioner and sits on the board of Re:State.
Our Experts In Residence
David Furness, Shelford Group
Kay Kadel, KCL Digital
Andy Cowper, Health Policy Insight
Ankur Kalra, Hop Labs
Hamza Drabu, DAC Beachcroft
George Batchelor, Edge Health
Contact us
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