Health Innovation Manchester (HInM) is delighted to confirm that Andy Haywood has been appointed as its new Chief Digital and Data Officer (CDDO), joining the executive leadership team.

As CDDO, Andy will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of health data, AI and digital innovation in Greater Manchester. Building on the city-region’s existing strengths in population level data and real-world evidence generation, Andy will work with partners across health, government, academia and industry to further advance HInM’s innovation work and deliver benefits back to local people and places.

Andy will also oversee functions within HInM, including health intelligence, analytics and health economics, and work with colleagues in health system to ensure data-driven decision-making leads to better patient outcomes and system efficiency in Greater Manchester.

After 12 years in the Royal Navy, Andy began his NHS career at NHS Digital, where he worked on a major network programme, successfully taking the £784 million Health and Social Care Network business case through approvals. During this time, he also contributed to cyber security initiatives and served as Head of Relationship Management for the organisation’s partnership with CQC, NHS Improvement, and NHS England.

Following this, he moved to Leeds Teaching Hospitals, leading technical infrastructure and data, before joining NHS Wales as Director of Digital for the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST). At WAST, he held several national digital positions related to Urgent and Emergency Care and CIO leadership.

Andy joins HInM from the NHS Humber Health Partnership, where he was Group Chief Digital Officer for one of the largest acute providers in the UK, delivering services to a population of 1.5m.