Digital Health and Care Wales shares knowledge and learning at Digital Health Rewired 2026

Speakers from Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) joined other members of the digital health community from across the UK and beyond to share knowledge and learning at this year’s Digital Health Rewired conference.

The event brought together NHS leaders, clinicians, digital leads and partners from across the UK to explore how digital, data and technology can support more sustainable, secure and person‑centred health and care services.

DHCW colleagues contributed to key discussions, sharing practical learning and experiences from Wales.

Dr Carwyn Lloyd‑Jones, DHCW’s Chief Cloud Officer, spoke about managing digital inflation while balancing improving end‑user experience and outlined our plans to transition to cloud.  His session highlighted how strategic investment in modern digital infrastructure can deliver long‑term value, resilience and better experiences for staff and users.

Joshua Hunt, DHCW’s Head of Agile Delivery, talked about his experience of developing and delivering the Welsh Immunisaton System as part of a session exploring building resilient, citizen‑centred health services. The session focused on designing services around real user needs and creating systems that can adapt as health and care demands evolve.

Cyber security and trust - essential foundations for safe digital care - were covered by Julian Jones, DHCW’s Head of Cyber Security. His session on learning from the Welsh National Security Operations Centre emphasised the importance of partnership working, shared intelligence and proactive approaches to protecting national health and care systems.

Taking a strategic and clinical perspective, Professor Rhidian Hurle, DHCW’s Medical Director, discussed achieving the digitalisation of healthcare at a national level to deliver safe, effective and equitable digital services.

Sarah Dean, DHCW’s Clinical Informaticist (Welsh Nursing Care Record Paediatrics), then took part in a session which shared how technology can be scaled to “liberate staff and provide more time to care”. Her session demonstrated how compassionate, inclusive digital design can reduce administrative burden, support staff wellbeing and improve the experience of patients and families.

Attendance at Digital Health Rewired 2026 reflects DHCW’s ongoing commitment to sharing learning, strengthening partnerships and supporting the delivery of high‑quality, digitally enabled health and care services for Wales.