Meet Our AVT SIG
The Experts Leading the AVT SIG
Meet the people leading the Future Nurse Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) Special Interest Group. Our team brings together nurses, clinicians, researchers, digital leaders and industry partners who are passionate about helping healthcare embrace Ambient Voice Technology safely, effectively and collaboratively.
Together, they provide strategic direction, share expertise, support the wider community and champion innovation that improves care for patients and empowers healthcare professionals.
Linda Harvard
Recently retired Chief Nursing Information Officer for University Hospitals Liverpool Group.
Over the past 15 years, Linda has been a leading voice in clinical informatics and digital nursing transformation, culminating in her Group CNIO role, where she championed the integration of digital innovation into nursing practice and patient care.
Linda is passionate about supporting the development of nurses, midwives and AHPs, and has consistently advocated for their roles in shaping modern healthcare delivery. She is particularly committed to ensuring that these professions have a strong and influential voice within the rapidly advancing digital healthcare agenda. In 2024 Linda became a Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholar in Digital Leadership and since her retirement she has Joined Future Nurse, a Community set up to support and champion the voice of nurses and other frontline staff in the digital age, and is now Co-Chair of their Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) Special Interest Group.Through her work, Linda continues to support the progression of advanced clinical practice and the meaningful inclusion of frontline clinicians in digital transformation across the NHS, an increasingly digitally and technology-driven healthcare system.
Sue Burton
Deputy Chief Nurse at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Sue Burton is Deputy Chief Nurse at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
Sue provides senior nursing leadership across quality, safety, and workforce improvement. She leads large‑scale quality implementation programmes, including harm‑free care and Pathway to Excellence, with a strong focus on translating organisational strategy into clear, practical actions for frontline teams. Sue has a particular interest in the ethical and practical use of artificial intelligence to improve care quality, staff experience, and operational efficiency, and is known for making complex information accessible, meaningful, and actionable at ward and team level.
Amanda Jackson
Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer and Digital Inclusion Lead at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
Amanda Jackson is the Associate Chief Clinical Information Officer and Digital Inclusion Lead at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, with a professional background as an adult nurse, specialist community public health nurse, and Queens Nurse. She has extensive experience in digital transformation, clinical informatics and driving digital inclusion across community services, including work highlighted through national platforms such as Health Tech News and Digital Health Summer Schools.
Amanda is a FEDIP Future Digital Leader, reflecting her commitment to advancing safe, effective and person‑centred digital practice. She also brings leadership experience from the Florence Nightingale Foundation Fellowship, where she has contributed to digital innovation and authentic clinical leadership initiatives.
Her involvement in the Ambient Voice Technology (AVT) Special Interest Advisory Group is driven by her focus on improving clinical workflows, supporting safe adoption of AI‑enabled tools, and ensuring future nurses have access to technologies that enhance patient care without compromising safety, accuracy, or professional standards.
Zoe Fitzsimmons
Chief X Information Officer at Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Zoe Fitzsimmons is the Chief X Information Officer at Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, she is a registered midwife by profession and has spent the majority of her career in a large North West Acute Trust, transitioning from intrapartum midwife, with digital responsibilities, through to a fully digital role in the largest EPR go live in the UK.
She has a strong background and interest in Digital Clinical Safety, streamlining and reducing documentation burden and implementing efficiency tools for a variety of professions.
Working in Clinical Informatics provides Zoe with an opportunity to improve staff and patient experience through digital tools and technologies whilst professionally incorporating clinical, risk management, quality improvement and leadership.
Karen Bridgeman
Digital Midwife at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust
Karen Bridgeman is the Digital Midwife at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, a registered midwife by profession and has held various UK and International digital clinical lead roles since 2012.
She has been involved in the implementation of EPR’s both in the UK and Australia. Karen has a special interest in AI, with a Masters in Healthcare analytics and AI developing a passion for AI safety and ethics.
As a CSO she has a strong interest in digital clinical safety and the safe use of new technologies. Her background has involved the local development of a strong maternity data driven approach to service oversight and governance, including the development and support of robust dashboards.
Currently a member of the Digital Health CNIO advisory Panel and is a keen advocate for NMHAP voices in digital innovation and progress.
Kimberley Dawson
Senior Digital Clinical Safety Officer at Bedfordshire hospitals
Kimberley Dawson is a Senior Digital Clinical Safety Officer at Bedfordshire hospitals specialising in the safe adoption of digital health technologies across the NHS. As we move forward to AVT technology the aim is support safer, more efficient workflows moving forward.
Hayley Grafton
Digital Nurse Leader
Hayley Grafton is an accomplished digital nurse leader with a proven track record in driving large-scale digital transformation across the NHS. With over 20 years of experience as a registered nurse, including senior digital leadership roles such as Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) for two NHS Trusts, Hayley combines deep clinical insight with strategic digital expertise.
Hayley is the elected Chair of the Digital Health Networks CNIO Advisory Panel, where she works nationally to help shape digital nursing policy and accelerate innovation. Hayley has most recently held an advisory seat on the People working group for the NHS 10 Year Plan.
Hayley was also an editor of the Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures, a renowned textbook for nursing professionals. In the digital space, she has led multiple electronic patient record (EPR) implementations and delivered a wide range of clinical safety, digital strategy, and data-driven initiatives.
Her specialist interest areas include user-centred design, digital clinical safety, AI powered health tech, implementation strategy, business continuity, and leadership development. A passionate advocate for future digital leaders, Hayley has mentored many clinicians into senior roles across health and care.
Balancing a busy career and motherhood, Hayley is a strong advocate for working mothers, believing they really can have it all.
Elizabeth Nassuna
FLS / Osteoporosis CNS / Digital Champion
Elizabeth Nassuna is a Fracture Liaison Specialist Nurse at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with over 17 years’ experience working across acute, community and integrated care settings. Since qualifying as a registered nurse in 2008, she has combined frontline clinical practice with a passion for digital innovation, service improvement and the responsible use of technology in healthcare.
Working within an award-winning Fracture Liaison Service, Elizabeth has firsthand experience of the administrative demands placed on clinicians and the impact they can have on time available for patient care. This has driven her interest in technologies that support clinicians, improve workflows and enhance clinical documentation while maintaining patient safety, professional accountability and trust.
Elizabeth is the creator of CalciTrack, a nurse-led digital calcium assessment tool, and the READS Model, a framework for assessing the readiness, governance and real-world implementation of AI-enabled technologies in healthcare. Her work focuses on helping organisations adopt innovation safely and sustainably, with particular emphasis on governance, clinical workflows, workforce capability and evaluation.
She is a Cambridge Spark Level 3 AI Champion, Shuri Network Digital Fellow and NHS Clinical Entrepreneur. She was awarded Apprentice of the Year and Aspiring Apprentice of the Year at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for her contributions to AI and digital transformation and was a finalist in the Nursing Times Awards Technology and Data in Nursing category for her work advancing the use of artificial intelligence and digital innovation in clinical practice.
Elizabeth holds advisory and leadership roles across digital nursing, responsible AI and ambient voice technology and contributes to national discussions on AI adoption, governance and workforce transformation. She is also contributing to an international systematic review exploring AI ethics in nursing and midwifery.
As a member of the Future Nurse Ambient Voice Technology Special Interest Group, Elizabeth is passionate about ensuring nurses play a central role in shaping, implementing and evaluating AVT solutions. She believes nurses’ voices should be represented throughout the technology lifecycle, from design and procurement through to deployment, evaluation and continuous improvement, ensuring innovation remains grounded in nursing values and delivers meaningful benefits for patients and staff.
“The success of ambient voice technology will not be determined by the technology itself, but by how effectively nurses are involved in shaping solutions that support safe, person-centred and evidence-based care.”
