Jag provides clinical governance oversight into Health Innovation East’s programmes of work and is a strong and passionate advocate for the potential of technology to deliver better care and more effective services.

Jag was appointed as a consultant in newborn intensive care at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) in 1996 and was in active practice until 2012. He was also the executive medical director at CUH for nearly 10 years with a very wide-ranging portfolio. Jag was then director of digital at the Trust, supporting the development of the IT infrastructure and services needed for patients and staff, including an integrated electronic patient record.

He has been an honorary fellow of the Judge Business School since 2018, from which he holds an executive MBA in business administration, is the Chairman at Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and a Trustee at Macmillan Cancer Support and an Associate at Deloitte.

“Great ideas only make an impact when they are put into practice. The best ideas will have obvious patient benefit. If we can clearly articulate evidence of this benefit to the healthcare system, clinicians can make an informed decision with their patients.”

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