Will Monaghan joined UHL and UHN in August 2024 from University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB), where he was Executive Chief Digital Information Officer since February 2023. At UHDB, he led the successful implementation of the electronic patient record (EPR) programme – streamlining access to patient records across sites – and championed user‑centred digital transformation through initiatives like ‘Paper2Pixels’.
Before UHDB, Will held senior roles at NHS England/NHSX, including Transition Director and Director of Operations in NHS Transformation. He also spent several years in operational roles within acute trusts and served as a Leading Digital Health Practitioner and lecturer at the NHS Digital Academy for Imperial College.
Since joining UHL/UHN, Will has led the rollout of Nervecentre’s patient administration system (June 2025 launch at UHL), developed the “One Digital” strategy across both trusts, and driven implementation of a federated data platform and responsible AI initiatives as founding member of the European TRAIN Consortium.