This week my partner and I have had covid and last week our toddler was off nursery with it so it’s been a bit of a juggling act. Fortunately we’re all fine and our 5-year-old has managed to evade it, but I was a bit gutted to miss some face…

We’re in the process of doing end of year reviews and gathering 360 degree feedback at the moment and it’s helping me take a bit of a step back, and reflect on my progress over the past 12 months. …

It feels like much longer than a week since my last weeknotes and since I shared my reflections of saying farewell to NHSX. The past five days have been varied and busy, especially as I’ve been trying to get things sorted before a week of annual leave. What’s gone well A culture of…

I didn’t manage to write my 2021 Year in Review as life was just a bit too hectic, but with NHSX officially becoming part of the NHS England transformation directorate and retiring it’s brand yesterday, it feels like a good time to share some reflections that have been buzzing around…

Somehow its been a year since my last weeknotes… What’s gone well I’ve actually found a few minutes to write some weeknotes, so that’s a good start! Policy and delivery matrix teams: We’ve been building our delivery team for the digitising social care programme over recent months and we’re really starting to see…

It’s been another busy week and a pretty good one on the whole. What’s gone well I’ve had some really thought provoking conversations this week. …

The theme of this week has been about asking forgiveness and not permission. I’m not being reckless by any stretch of the imagination, but I am having to put myself out there a bit and push people to address things that might otherwise remain tucked under the carpet. …

It’s been a busy first week back. I had a few things that I really wanted to tackle head on and I’m pleased to have made good progress. Lots more to do but a bit of momentum definitely helps. What’s gone well? I’ve been trying to get as much out of my head…

I asked on Twitter recently for some tips on writing weeknotes and got some great examples and ideas that I’m going to try out. The top tip being that I just need to start. So here goes with a bit of a retrospective on the last half of 2020. I’ve…