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Masood Ahmed

Chief Digital Officer
West Midlands Academic Health Science Network

Masood is the Chief Digital Officer for the West Midlands Academic Health Science Network where he supports the regional digital strategy through the ICS Innovation leads and works closely with the UK Department for International Trade and industry partners on inward/outward investment.

Masood is also the Associate CCIO for NHS Midlands and works within the Digital Transformation directorate with clinical leaders across 11 ICSs serving a population of 10 million.

Other commitments include a visiting lectureship at UCL Global Business School for Health, membership of the Integrated Care Journal Editorial Board, NHS Confederation BME Leadership Network Steering Committee, Save A Child Advisory Board and Brent Council Data Ethics Board.

Former roles include Global Medical Director at Dell Healthcare & Life Sciences, Chief Medical Officer at the Black Country & West Birmingham CCG, Chief Digital Officer at the Health Innovation Network, and Chair of Negotiators for the British Medical Association Junior Doctors’ Committee.

Masood is a digitally focused NHS leader with business acumen, a clinical background and over 20 years of international healthcare experience. Special interests include System leadership and strategy, EDI, digital transformation, innovation, and AI.