UKtech50 2021 – The most influential people in UK IT By 1/20
1. Sarah Wilkinson, CEO, NHS Digital
Sarah Wilkinson joined NHS Digital as its CEO in 2017. In her role, she is responsible for leading on digital transformation delivery across health and social care. She has also led the huge programme of work NHS Digital has produced during the pandemic. Prior to her current role, Wilkinson was chief technology officer at the Home Office, where she led many of the most critical IT systems supporting UK borders and policing. She was previously managing director and head of corporate systems technology at Credit Suisse for over two years, having previously worked at HSBC, UBS and Deutsche Bank in various senior IT roles.
UKtech50 2021: The most influential people in UK technology
Computer Weekly has announced the 11th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector
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Computer Weekly has announced the 11th annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK technology – the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy.
Our aim was to identify the 50 most influential leaders in UK IT. An expert judging panel representing every aspect of the IT profession helped decide the results, along with a reader vote, to determine who holds the most influence over the future of the UK tech sector – and of IT professionals across the country.
UKtech50 interview: Sarah Wilkinson, CEO, NHS Digital
The UKtech50’s most influential person in UK IT in 2021, NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson, talks about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the speed of projects, staff pressures and key leadership lessons
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The winner of the UKtech50 2021, Sarah Wilkinson, is at the helm of NHS Digital, leading her army through the war on Covid-19 and delivering large-scale programmes quicker than ever before.
Wilkinson has been in her role as the CEO of the NHS’s technology partner since 2017, but the past year has brought unprecedented changes. In her UKtech50 2021 interview, Wilkinson talks about how the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has led to a huge amount of work for the organisation, leadership challenges and intense pressure.
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SIR – Dame Esther Rantzen (Letters, February 17) writes that Britain has a high Covid-19 mortality rate due to its past reluctance to lock down.
The Oxford Government Response Tracker, which compares policy responses to Covid-19 around the world, shows that Britain has imposed strict restrictions for longer than any other country in Europe during the pandemic, with the possible exceptions of Ireland and Portugal, and longer than almost all Asian countries.
Dame Esther then singles out Japan as a relatively successful country during the pandemic. Yet Japan’s restrictions have been much lighter than Britain’s. So it does not, perhaps, offer the best argument for lockdowns.