Kate is the joint Chief Digital and Transformation Officer at Alder Hey and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.
Kate began her NHS career in 2000 and has had a range of digital leadership roles in primary care, commissioning, shared services and acute care across Liverpool and the wider North West region.
Kate is passionate about the NHS and the impact digital technology and innovation can make on improved clinical outcomes and the delivery of high quality, safe patient care. Kate is a music graduate from the University of Liverpool and holds an MSC in Health Informatics.
She is the chair of the Maghull Wind Orchestra where she is also principal flautist and saxophonist with the Phil Shotton Big Band.