Meet our advisory board
We are delighted to have assembled a fantastic group of advisors, who will help us to shape Future Nurse in the coming years.
Our advisors will help us to grow sustainably, inform our initiatives and keep us true to our aim to bring nurses and the tech industry together for better care.
Sue Tranka – Chair
Sue Tranka is the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales as of 2021. Formerly the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for Patient Safety and Innovation at NHS England and Improvement, Sue has 33 years of nursing experience, with the last 26 years in the NHS.
Sue trained as a midwife, registered general nurse, mental health nurse and community nurse and has a strong interest in quality improvement, human factors and safety systems. In April 2022 Sue was awarded the title of Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University.
In 2020 and 2024, Sue was listed in the Health Service Journal’s 50 most influential people in health from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background. Sue is a fellow of the Queen’s Nursing Institute, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), at the Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery since December 2024.
Emily Burch
Emily Burch is North London Mental Health Partnership’s chief nursing information officer. With 14 years’ nursing experience, Emily has a BSc in adult nursing and is a Substance Misuse Specialist. She has worked across acute, mental health and forensics care settings. She is currently working towards an MA in medical anthropology and mental health with a research focus of digital anthropology, as well as being a Topol digital fellow and Florence Nightingale Digital Scholar. She is the founder of the Mental Health and Learning Disability CNIO Network and is passionate about parity of esteem and reducing health inequality.
Helen Caton-Peters
Helen Caton-Peters is a Senior Technical Officer for Digital Health at the World Health Organization Europe Region Office in Copenhagen, Denmark, providing technical and policy guidance to Ministries of Health in 53 countries to leverage data and digital technologies to achieve national public and population health goals. She leads intergovernmental collaborations with UN agencies, NGOs, industry, and civil society to support transformation of health systems and services in Europe.
She previously held senior policy roles at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the US Department of Health and Human Services and served for 6 years in Germany as the Deputy Chief Health Information Officer for the US Army Medical Command.
Ms. Caton-Peters received a Master of Nursing Science degree from the Medical University of South Carolina and a Bachelor of Nursing Science Degree from the University of Binghamton, New York.
Freda Donkor
Freda Donkor is a final-year BSc Adult Nursing student at King’s College London, with a deep interest in equitable healthcare, digital innovation, and inclusive research. Freda’s clinical work with EPIC deepened her interest in tech equity and how systems shape care. Freda is passionate about shaping a future where healthcare and technology work for everyone. Through programmes like the President’s Global Leadership Award and her role on the NIHR Student Reference Panel, Freda contributes to shaping inclusive, research-informed approaches to care.
Professor Julie Hogg
Julie Hogg is a registered nurse and midwife with over 20 years’ experience in acute care, holding senior roles in both district general and teaching hospitals. She joined UHL as Chief Nurse in 2022, having previously served as Chief Nurse at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, where she led improvements recognised nationally, including Pathway to Excellence designation. Julie is a Nye Bevan NHS Leadership Academy graduate and Daisy Leadership Award winner. She advises on the CNO Safer Staffing Fellowship, is chair for the National Quality Board’s maternity resource refresh, and a trustee of the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Charity. In 2024, she became Honorary Professor at the University of Leicester.
Dr Mateen Jiwani
Dr. Mateen Jiwani is a seasoned health executive, serving as Executive Medical Director, Chief Clinical Officer, and Chief Medical Officer in several leading health technology and innovation companies. With deep expertise in clinical governance, digital transformation, and strategic leadership, he has shaped high-impact health solutions globally. Dr. Jiwani is a Non-Executive Director and trusted advisor to boards and to several ministries of health across MENA.
Appointed past and present as faculty at three of the world’s top universities including Imperial College London, UCL Global Business School and Harvard Capstone , he teaches digital health leadership to senior executives and policy leaders worldwide. Dr. Jiwani brings a unique, global perspective to advancing digital health and system-level change. Dr Mateen Jiwani Is a Senior Independent Director at an NHS Trust, Chairman of a hospital in Nepal and Advisory Board member at BT plc. He is also an advisor to startups in life sciences, biotech and pharma.
Dr Sam Sherrington
Sam is NHS England’s Northwest Regional Director of Strategy and Transformation and, prior to this held a number of other national roles in NHS England, including Deputy Director of Community Nursing and Head of Nursing and Midwifery Strategy. Sam led delivery of the Northwest Strategic Health Authority’s, Non-Medical Prescribing Programme and advised the Department of Health on this topic.
In 2023 Sam was listed among 75 nurses and midwives whose work has had an especially significant impact on the NHS since its creation. She has received a Queen’s Nursing Institute fellowship, a Sir Winston Churchill International fellowship, an Honorary Doctorate in Healthcare from The University of Bolton and the ‘Eileen Steele Memorial Award for Caring’. Sam co-chairs the European, UK and Ireland committee for Prescribing Research in Medicines Management (PRIMM). She is a founding director of Health and Education Cooperative across the Northwest and a Trustee at Bolton Hospice.
Angela Single
Angela Single is an experienced healthcare executive with a passion for digital transformation and its positive impact on clinicians and patients alike. As Director, UK Business Development at Novari Health, she draws on her deep industry expertise to improve patient access and optimise NHS care pathways. Her career includes senior roles at BT Health and Bridgehead Software, where she led strategic partnerships across EMEA. A qualified community nurse, Angela served as a Non-Executive Director at Cambridge and Peterborough NHS FT, General Manger of all Acute services at North West Anglia NHS Trust, and as Deputy Chef Nurse at North Middlesex University NHS Trust—driving innovation through technology-enabled care. Angela holds an Executive MBA from Judge Business School Cambridge.
Professor Gemma Stacey
Professor Gemma Stacey is Associate Dean for Practice at Nottingham Trent University, where she focuses on transforming research and education into real-world impact.
As co-editor of “Harnessing Digital Technology and Data for Nursing Practice” and co-chair of the Person-Centred Practice Panel for the Phillips Ives Review, Professor Stacey is highly engaged with debates exploring how nursing can embrace technological advancement while preserving its human essence. She is particularly fascinated by how digital transformation and data represent both the greatest challenge and most promising opportunity for reclaiming the art of person-centred practice.
Her broader research focuses on healthcare workforce development, support, and leadership strategies for a sustainable future. She is Editor-in-Chief of Nurse Education Today and recognised as a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Phillipa Winter
Phillipa’s distinguished career spans three decades, beginning as an Occupational Therapist in 1994, and becoming a Therapy Manager in 2012. Her expertise led her to roles such as Chief Clinical Informatics Officer in 2012 and Chief Informatics Officer/Director of Digital at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust in 2015. Phillipa Winter is a CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO, holds a MSc in Digital Health Leadership and is a techUK Health and Social Care Council member. Phillipa earned the title of Chief Information Officer of the Year at the Digital Health Awards 2018.
As CDW’s Chief Technologist for Health and Social Care, Phillipa shapes their digital strategy and drives digital transformation, leveraging technology to enhance healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes. She champions thought leadership, strategic facilitation, and long-term, outcome driven, partnerships across the NHS and with Suppliers to enhance health and wellbeing using digital technologies.
Matthew Wynn
Matthew Wynn is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Liverpool John Moores University. His career spans NHS practice, academia, military nursing, and legal consultancy. He leads research into how nurses use digital technologies and has worked with health tech teams to shape tools that support clinical care. Matthew designs and delivers postgraduate education focused on innovations in clinical education, research, and advanced wound care. A published author and advocate for nurse-led digital transformation, he brings insight into how education, practice and technology intersect to shape the future of nursing.
