WINNER

Surrey and Borders Partnership Foundation Trust

Ian Mackenzie

In 2024, Ian joined the trust as chief information officer during a challenging period for the digital directorate. He set a clear, patient-centred plan to stabilise services, strengthen governance and deliver tangible benefits for patients and clinicians alike. By refocusing priorities on care, fostering trust and empowering teams, he enabled faster, more reliable digital support for frontline services. Under his leadership, the trust met its cost-improvement goals while enhancing capacity for innovation, improving staff and patient feedback, and embedding a culture of collaboration, accountability and compassion that continues to drive digital transformation across the organisation.

Read a detailed case study about this project at HSJ Solutions

Highly commended

Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Integrated Care Board: Dr Gurnak Singh Dosanjh

Finalists

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston FT: Leah Parry

Sheffield Health Partnership University FT: Chris Reynolds

NHS England: Prabha Vijayakumar

The Royal Wolverhampton Trust: Professor Baldev Singh

Mid and South Essex FT and Essex Partnership University FT: Yvette Khozam

Digital Health and Care Wales: Helen Thomas

Topics

HSJ Digital Awards 2026: Winners revealed

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The HSJ Digital Awards 2026 took place last night at the ICC Birmingham, celebrating outstanding contributions to digital healthcare transformation across the NHS and wider sector.