Episode 46

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14th Oct 2025

S5 | Ep 46 | Data & Digital and the Future of Healthcare with Ming Tang, Chief Data & Analytics Officer & Chief Digital & Information Officer at NHS England

In Episode 46, of Season 5 of Driven by Data: The Podcast, Kyle Winterbottom was joined by Ming Tang, Chief Data & Analytics Officer & Chief Digital & Information Officer at NHS England where they discuss the the governments 10-year strategy for the future of healthcare and the role that data and digital will play, which includes;

  • From pharmacist to Chief Data and Analytics Officer at NHS England.
  • The reason for trialling a dual role of CDAO and CDIO leading both digital and data strategies across the NHS.
  • How the government’s ten-year plan is driving a major shift in how digital and data support healthcare delivery.
  • Why a single patient record is a cornerstone of the NHS’s strategy.
  • What the future of healthcare may look like in ten years.
  • How digital transformation is already improving patient outcomes.
  • How patients engage with the NHS will change dramatically.
  • The impact the strategy will have on Staff of the NHS.
  • The data challenges associated with building a single patient record.
  • Why AI is delivering real impact in areas like diagnostics, software development, and operational efficiency.
  • Why Digital inclusion remains a key focus, with efforts to support both patients and staff across varying levels of digital confidence.
  • The challenges of building digital and data literacy at scale across different audiences.
  • Why patient-centred design, multidisciplinary collaboration, and reimagining workflows are critical to success.
  • Moving from treatment to prevention is a top priority.
  • Moving from siloed data to real-time, person-centred, interoperable data flows.
  • How AI is supporting clinicians by tools such as ambient voice technology.
  • How proposed legislation could support seamless data sharing across NHS, suppliers, and public services.

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About the Podcast

Driven by Data: The Podcast
Designed for Data Enthusiasts to hear from the Data & Analytics industry's thought leaders
Orbition Group is delighted to bring you this podcast series, which is designed for Data Enthusiasts, to hear from some of the most high-profile Data, Analytics and AI thought leaders from around the globe.

Each episode will detail the guests journey to the top while bringing unique insights, drawn from first-hand experience on the industry’s most trending topics.

This podcast was created as a way for our industry's most respected leadership figures from across the world to give back to the Data & Analytics community, by sharing; knowledge, experiences and ideas, to inspire, innovate and provide real-life use cases on the industries most pressing topics/challenges.

About your host

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Kyle Winterbottom

Founder of Orbition Group, a Search and Talent Solutions business that operates exclusively within the world of Data, Analytics & AI.

I am hugely passionate about enabling organisations to drive decisions and obtain value from the use of Data, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence.

As such, I believe it is imperative that as a community, we share; knowledge, ideas, real-life use cases and inspiration to collectively give back to our industry.

Given my fortunate position of speaking with hundreds, if not thousands of leadership figures within the global Data & Analytics community each year , I feel it is my duty to share the successes, failures, challenges and opportunities.

Therefore, I have positioned Orbition Group to be a facilitator of that knowledge sharing, through these podcasts, events we host and public speaking.