Digital Ecology Podcast

The Digital Ecology podcast creates a window into the backstory of technology adoption in the UK’s healthcare system. Through interviews with experts in the field, we shine a light on the inner workings of digital health and uncover a world of complexity and challenge. We are in the foothills of technology adoption, where the hype doesn’t always match the reality.

Digital Ecology Podcast is a technology podcast hosted by Digital Ecology, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #20

  Future of Digital Health in 2026: Exploring AI, Equity, and Innovation in Healthcare

  Mar 25, 202631 minS3

  <p>In this episode I speak with Pritesh Mistry, Fellow at the King's Fund, about the recent shifts and future direction of digital health in the NHS.</p><p>We touch on the major developments of 2025, including structural changes, EPR rollout, and the launch of NHS Online. Pritesh highlights the NHS AI Ambassadors Group as a positive force for building skills and celebrating success in digital transformation.</p><p>We discuss AI and ambient voice technology, what is hype versus reality, evidence gaps, and the complexity of adoption in clinical workflows. The importance of not just buying technology but also...

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  Episode #19

  Rethinking Digital Transformation: From Transactional Systems to Human-Centered Change

  Dec 8, 202538 minS3

  <p>In this episode, I speak with Paul Taylor about the realities of digital transformation across health and social care, with a focus on how technology is adopted within the NHS and related sectors.</p><p>Our conversation is rooted in Paul’s reflections on a blog he wrote critiquing digital transformation. Notably, his suggestion that “digital transformation was never about digital and rarely about transformation”.</p><p><br></p><p>We start by reflecting on the optimism of the early days of social media and digital innovation, and how initial grassroots enthusiasm sometimes lost momentum as transformation programmes became corpor...

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  Episode #18

  Learning From Failure in Digital Health With Dr Sarah Crossland

  Nov 3, 202530 minS3

  <p>In this episode, I speak with Dr Sarah Crossland about the role of failure in digital health innovation. Sarah is a lecturer in medical engineering at the University of Hull and a practising clinician specialising in orthotics. We first met at a conference focused on human factors in digital innovation, where Sarah gave a memorable talk about failure and its importance in the innovation process.</p><p>Discussing Sarah’s varied career path, starting with her undergraduate degree in physics, and how experiencing setbacks and changes in direction played a role in helping her find her current niche at th...

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  Episode #17

  Making Digital Health Accessible: Creativity, Co Design, and Collaboration at King’s Health Partners

  Sep 15, 202530 minS3

  <p>In this episode I speak with Dr Lili Golmohammadi and Emelia Delaney, both research associates at King’s Health Partners Digital Health Hub. Lili and Emelia come from design backgrounds but with experience in different sectors; from eco design and engineering to fashion and sustainability, and have now found themselves working in digital health for the first time.</p><p>We discuss their journeys into digital health and the ways in which design methods, including co-design and creative, speculative approaches, are being applied in healthcare settings. Both describe how they’ve had to adapt design techniques for working alongside heal...

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  Episode #16

  Digital Innovation in the NHS: Exploring the New Ten Year Plan with Hatim Abdulhussein

  Aug 14, 202534 minS3

  <p>In this episode I speak with Hatim Abdulhussein about the NHS’s new Ten Year Plan and what it means for digital transformation, innovation, and workforce development. Hatim is a practicing GP, CEO of Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex, and Honorary Professor of Innovation and AI at the University of Surrey. </p><p>We begin with Hatim’s career journey, from his early experiences with digital systems as a junior doctor to leading national programmes on digital, AI, and robotics in health education, and now his current leadership role at a regional health innovation network. </p><p><br></p><p>Hati...

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